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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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TOPEKA — Two Kansas students have been selected as delegates to the 63rd annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will take place in Washington, D.C. in March.
The overall mission of the program is to help instill within each class of USSYP student delegates more knowledge of the American political process and a lifelong commitment to public service.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will conduct their monthly meeting on Feb. 11-12, in the first floor board room, Suite 102, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka.
Click here for the agenda and meeting materials.
The Jan. 30 edition of KSDEweekly is now available for viewing. Read more about the 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year team's presentation to the joint Kansas House and Senate education committee, a round-up of the latest education-related legislative activity and information about the KSDE assessment conference scheduled for early March.
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Jan. 30, 2025
TOPEKA — The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is looking for sponsors willing to provide nutritious meals to Kansas children during the summer months.
A program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), SFSP provides reimbursement to schools, public agencies and private nonprofit organizations for food services.
Jan. 29, 2025
TOPEKA — Liz Anstine, the 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year (KTOY), was presented on Tuesday, Jan. 28, with keys to a car for traveling more than 15,000 miles across the state as Kansas educators’ ambassador for the next six months.
“Teaching is a noble profession. People need to know that. We’re trying to cover as much ground in Kansas as we possibly can,” Anstine said after getting the keys to a red 2024 Nissan Sentra. “It’s an honor. Thank you to Enterprise for taking care of teachers like this because it’s important.”
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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