Posted Date: 04/30/2024
Annually, the Kansas State High School Activities Association presents the KSHSAA Governor’s Award recognizing one individual for outstanding contributions in the field of secondary education in . . .
Posted Date: 05/01/2024
Fort Leavenworth USD 207 is unique in many ways. It’s the only public school system in Kansas entirely on a military base, it does not have a high school, and its board of education members are . . .
Posted Date: 04/24/2024
As the Kansas Legislature heads into the final days of the 2024 session, KASB’s team will be following key issues and sharing updates. In particular, K-12 organizations are watching for a final . . .
Posted Date: 04/24/2024
As graduation season approaches, it's natural to reflect on the journey of education. We often find ourselves drawn to nostalgic memories of our own school days, colored by an idealized view of the . . .
Posted Date: 04/24/2024
You can’t get any farther into northeast Kansas than Riverside USD 114, a cookie-cutter-shaped school district bounded on the north, east and south by the Missouri river where it cuts off the . . .
Posted Date: 04/16/2024
Teacher salaries are an important consideration as districts seek to hire and retain staff. Last year, the total average Kansas teacher salary, including supplemental pay and fringe benefits, was . . .
Posted Date: 04/15/2024
As a small community facing big changes, Minneola USD 219 is working to keep up high performance. Located 20 miles south of Dodge City, Minneola has 250 students and an average high-needs student . . .
Posted Date: 04/12/2024
In the early hours of Saturday, April 6, Kansas House and Senate negotiators agreed to a conference committee report on House Sub for SB 387 after it failed in the Senate on April 4. This bill . . .
Posted Date: 04/10/2024
Haviland USD 474 is one of the smallest districts in the state with just 119 students and only grades kindergarten through eighth. Their reading and math results are among the highest in Kansas. In . . .
Posted Date: 04/03/2024
KASB, USA-Kansas, the Kansas State Board of Education, KASEA and KNEA oppose SB 387 as agreed to in conference. This bill does not include a long-range plan to fully fund special education. Instead, . . .