The Jan. 23 KSDEweekly is available for viewing. Read more about how School Improvement Days are seen as a collaborative tool to improve student achievement, information about Seals of Literacy being added to educator licenses and how the Great Ideas in Education conference slated for July has been revamped.

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TOPEKA — The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Kansas Horizon Award, a program recognizing the outstanding teaching skills of new educators.

The 32 educators chosen for this prestigious award will be honored at a special ceremony during the Kansas Exemplary Educators Network (KEEN) State Education Conference on Feb. 21, in Topeka.

TOPEKA — The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security directive issued Tuesday, Jan. 21, to rescind previously issued guidelines for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforcement actions that limit law enforcement in or near “sensitive” areas, which include schools and churches.

TOPEKA — President Biden recently announced the recognition of six Kansas educators, from 2021 through 2023, for their outstanding teaching skills through the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program.

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, which was established in 1983 by Congress, is presented annually to outstanding K-12 science (including computer science) and mathematics teachers from across the U.S. Each awardee receives a certificate signed by the president of the United States and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation.