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Former U.S. Rep. Jan Meyers, R-3rd Dist., died on June 21, 2019. Meyers served in Congress from 1985 to 1997. Prior to that, she was in the Kansas Senate from 1972 to 1984. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Monday, June 24, at the Kansas State Capitol in honor … Continue reading “Former Congresswoman Meyers dies”
by Stephen Koranda, Kansas News Service Education officials in Kansas are taking a two-pronged approach to reducing teacher shortages: raising pay and fast-tracking teaching assistants and other professionals to the front of the classroom. Last year, Kansas schools had more than 600 vacant positions. Many of the openings were concentrated in rural areas and the … Continue reading “School districts challenged by teacher vacancies in Kansas”
KCK school board president says she is glad court retains jurisdiction in the case The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday morning ruled that the state in 2019 has substantially complied with the court’s order on base aid increases for school finance. Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education President Valdenia Winn said she was glad that … Continue reading “Supreme Court says Kansas has complied with Gannon school finance order”