COLONY — An $80,000 donation from the Goppert Foundation will help with upgraded equipment at Crest High School’s workshop. The donation was announced at Tuesday’s CHS basketball games. “This donation will greatly impact the student…

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Students in Kansas can take free classes on how to fix tractors at two community colleges through a technology program partnership with John Deere. Students can enroll in the free agricultural…

The second Monday in January. That’s the day Kansas legislators officially get to work, although a lot of preparations and behind-the-scenes lobbying take place before then. As our state senators and representatives head to Topeka,…

Welcome to 2020 and join in offering Kansas lawmakers New Year’s Resolutions to guide their work in the upcoming legislative session.   Focus on Problem Solving Many state lawmakers run for office in order to…

Kansas rural business owners, farm and ranch families continually look at best options for feasibility and profitability by attending educational meetings, trying out new practices, assessing risks and talking with their neighbor or consultant. They…

The “nation’s report card,” or National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), was released Oct. 30. Results show stagnant progress in what students know and can do on the national level and a disappointing decline in…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago teachers and more than 300,000 students affected by an 11-day strike returned to classrooms Friday amid a tentative agreement that ended the walkout and is expected to shape education in the…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A strike by school teachers in Chicago has spread from the picket line to the playing field. Thousands of high school athletes, shut out of class for more than a week,…

Courtney Noelle Smith and Jonathan Wells, Iola, were among the 725 students graduating from the University of Kansas at the conclusion of its summer term. Smith received a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Wells received a…

The Kansas Board of Regents voted Wednesday to change the benchmarks for in-state students to attend the state’s six public universities, and class-rank requirements are out. The move is meant to increase the number of…