(The Center Square) - A Colorado school district is facing potential litigation over what's being called “vulgar” sexual education material for children as young as kindergarteners.
TOPEKA — Unofficial GOP primary results as of Wednesday morning place an attorney, a retired superintendent and a former Kansas Board of Education member one step closer to overseeing K-12 public schools. While Republicans Jim McMullen, Destry Brown and Jean Clifford consider next steps ahead of the November general election, their primary opponents reflect on […]
Close to two years after announcing plans for their strategic combination, two Iowa Catholic universities say they’re still waiting for final approvals from the U.S. Department of Education and its accrediting body, delaying a full merger and affecting the institutions’ financial picture. St. Ambrose University in Davenport and Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids have […]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. When the leaders of a new elementary school applied for a four-digit public school code from the Colorado Department of Education last summer, they didn’t mention a key detail: The school would be religious. Instead, they said Riverstone Academy would offer traditional academics and trade-themed electives. But education […]
TOPEKA — Candidates running for a southeast Kansas State Board of Education seat differ on whether social issues belong in classroom conversations. While Democrat Heather Guernsey and Republican Destry Brown agree social issues should be discussed in school, Republican candidate Renee Slinkard disagreed. The four are vying to represent the southeast corner of Kansas on […]
