Tag: education
The Kansas Legislature is considering a new school finance bill thats deeply problematic for several reasons, including this: It would establish a private school tuition program for students victimized by bullying. Bullying in schools is…
The good news is that Congress must approve a presidents proposed budget. The bad news is that President Donald Trumps is so full of hurt that legislators will need to inspect it closely to ensure…
In 1936, when America was plunged into the worst economic depression in its history, President Roosevelt told us that the school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize. He understood…
(Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a series of articles related to the April 2 USD 257 school bond referendum. Read the first article in the series here; the second can be found…
When a parent is called into the principals office for an emergency, its usually trouble. So thought Lajuana McCree whose daughter, Promise, is a senior at South Grand Prairie Early College High School outside of…
Everyone loved Ralphie. He seemed the perfect dog for my sons familyjust the right size and age. He was good-natured, house-trained and playful. He went home with the family the day they first saw him…
The KOMA (Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas) Beef Cattle Conference will be coming back to Kansas on Jan. 24 after a long hiatus. The four-state areas premier beef cattle conference is designed to help cow-calf…
The Kansas teacher shortage reflects a national trend. When classes started this fall, Kansas was 612 teachers short, up 19 percent from last year. Some positions still remain open. Furthermore, the cost of recruiting high-quality…
There are two ways to react to failure: Give up or see where you went wrong and try again. So give USD 257 district officials credit for attempting another bond issue after its 2014 proposal…
McKinley Elementary School staff want to see parents in the school, Principal Angie Linn told USD 257 Board of Education members at Monday nights meeting. To that end, theyve introduced a series of Parent Nights,…
