KASB News

What State Assessment Results Really Show

Posted Date: 10/03/2022

As school boards work to effectively plan ways to improve student success, a common – and controversial – key data point is performance on state assessments. Some say these assessments are the most . . .

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Kansas student success news for September

Posted Date: 09/22/2022

Major developments in public education that focus on preparing students . . .

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KASB names 2022-23 BOLD class

Posted Date: 09/20/2022

The BOLD program focuses on the daily operations and long-range planning to run a school district. . . .

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How the Dodge City school district increased postsecondary success

Posted Date: 09/19/2022

Getting more students to complete some kind of educational credential after high school is perhaps the top goal of the State Board of Education’s Kansans Can education vision, because . . .

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KASB releases `Myths About School Choice' report

Posted Date: 09/12/2022

Education Savings Accounts will likely be proposed again in the upcoming legislative session . . .

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Being Brian: Relationships between the school board and community are key to driving student success

Posted Date: 09/07/2022

Throughout a board member's service, processes must be in place to stay in tune with the beliefs of the broader community . . .

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Tallman Education Report: K12 state aid drops below 50 percent of state general fund

Posted Date: 09/06/2022

Despite increasing school funding in response to the Gannon school finance case, the share of the state general fund budget going to K-12 aid dropped below 50 percent last school year and is . . .

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Kansas student success news for August

Posted Date: 08/24/2022

From childcare to vaping to financial literacy, Kansas education leaders this month have worked on numerous issues aimed at fulfilling the Kansans Can vision to help all students succeed. . . .

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Tallman Education Report: Polls support parents and teachers working together

Posted Date: 08/29/2022

The findings may create an opportunity at the local level to develop and showcase models of cooperation . . .

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Tallman Education Report: Our back to school plan for student success

Posted Date: 08/22/2022

We must continuously communicate our vision, the outcomes we are trying to achieve and the results we are getting, both good and bad . . .

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