The proposed contract is the result of federal mediation, after the district and union declared an impasse in their negotiations.

Majority of board rejects recommendation for revocation of state license.

The semifinalists will continue in the contest for about 6,700 National Merit Scholarships that will be offered in the spring.

In April, the department found four public school districts — Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas — were in violation of federal Title IX civil rights protections.

Jeff M. Jones, school superintendent for Western Plains Unified School District 106, was arrested Friday and charged with 10 crimes, including contributing to child misconduct by encouraging commission of a felony and witness intimidation.

Voters in Johnson and Miami counties and much of northern, western and southeastern Kansas chose Republican candidates for the general election in November. Five incumbents decided not to run for reelection, setting up a fight for political control.

The literacy fair is one of the first events the Wichita Journalism Collaborative — a coalition of 11 newsrooms and community groups,

Legislature ties $12 million to university compliance with classroom restraints

The Wichita Eagle and KMUW team up to ask candidates where they stand on some key issues facing Kansas schools.

State Board of Education takes time to consider nation’s historic documents.