http://kmuw.org en http://kmuw.org/post/education-department-seeks-guidance-innovative-districts <p></p><p>Kansas education commissioner Diane DeBacker says the department will seek an attorney general's opinion on implementing a new law that would allow school districts to be named innovative districts. Tue, 14 May 2013 22:37:01 +0000 Associated Press 17241 at http://kmuw.org http://kmuw.org/post/kansas-plots-teacher-evaluation-course <p>Kansas teachers and administrators are working with the state Department of Education to develop an evaluation system to measure their performance.</p><p>The evaluation system, called the Kansas Education Evaluation Protocol or "KEEP" is a pilot program being used in about two dozen districts statewide. It is part of the state's efforts to comply with the requirements of a federal waiver it received under the No Child Left Behind Act.</p> Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:56:28 +0000 Associated Press 9005 at http://kmuw.org