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In greater Topeka, as in school systems across America, students of color are concentrated in districts that disproportionately serve low-income families.
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The Kansas Board of Regents has banned state universities from requiring prospective students, potential hires and staffers seeking promotion to disclose their views on diversity initiatives.
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In a statement before the Kansas Board of Education's private session Friday, board president Jim Porter criticized the governor and others for publicly calling for Watson to resign.
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The Wichita school board voted 4-3 to end the district’s mask requirement, citing dramatic drops in the number of COVID-19 cases and quarantines over recent weeks.
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Under a proposed Parents' Bill of Rights, Kansas K-12 schools and libraries would no longer be exempt from obscenity laws, opening them to potential criminal charges if they distribute material found to be harmful to minors.
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The Wichita school district requires face coverings for anyone 3 or older inside district buildings. Board members Stan Reeser and Sheril Logan said they supported keeping the mandate at least through the winter months.
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District officials say the book is being reviewed by a school-level committee that includes a principal, librarian, teachers and parents. The Salina school board is expected to hear from people on both sides during its meeting Tuesday.
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A Wichita school board meeting went on as scheduled on Tuesday after new board members agreed to wear face masks as required by district policy.
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A new temporary substitute license does away with a previous requirement that subs have at least 60 hours of college coursework.
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Soon after the start of the new semester, several school districts in Johnson County have re-instituted mask mandates after seeing high rates of COVID-19 transmission among students.
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Teachers union officials say reducing requirements for substitutes could hurt the education students get.
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This week, the Johnson County board of county commissioners is set to discuss whether to end a countywide public health order that requires masking in all schools serving up to and including 6th grade.