Members of the Kansas State Board of Education approved an updated at-risk program list during their February meeting in Topeka this week. The board met only on Tuesday, Feb. 11, not the traditional two days of meetings due to the inclement weather declared on Wednesday. 

Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson emphasized that while programs on the at-risk list are vetted by Kansas State Department of Education staff, the list doesn’t constitute an endorsement of the peer-reviewed, evidence-based programs by the state’s education agency. 

“That is a decision that is made by local school boards and local districts,” he said, adding that KSDE ensures the programs on the at-risk list meet requirements outlined in state law.  

The Feb. 13 KSDEweekly is now available for viewing. Read more about the updated at-risk program list, relationships school resource officers build to make schools more safe, and several grant and professional development opportunities.

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Feb. 10, 2025

TOPEKA - Due to the risk of a winter storm forecasted to impact northeast Kansas this week, the Kansas State Board of Education’s monthly meeting scheduled for Feb. 11-12 will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 11 only.

The Feb. 6 KSDEweekly is now available for viewing. Read more about how Manhattan High School's Career and Technical Education program helps students to pursue their passions and their futures, the two Kansas students chosen for the 2025 U.S. Senate Youth Program cohort, a wrap-up of the most recent education-related legislative activity and registration is now open for the 2025 Great Ideas in Education conference.

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