KSDE Newsroom

Posted: Jun 12, 2025
Comments: 0

Members of the Kansas State Board of Education voted this week to continue with the modifications made to the state’s emergency substitute teacher licenses.  

Read more
Posted: Jun 12, 2025
Comments: 0

More than 75 of Kansas’s best school bus drivers put their skills to the test at the 55th Annual Kansas State Pupil Transportation Association (KSPTA) Safe Driving Competition, hosted by Goddard USD 265, on June 4. 

Read more
Posted: Jun 12, 2025
Comments: 0

When school’s out, screen time often goes up—and so does the risk of online threats.   

In the latest episode of KSDE Insight Podcast, “Keeping Kids Safe Online: Summer Tips for Parents,” Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson and his guests discuss how parents can help protect their children from online predators and other digital dangers during the summer months. 

Read more
Posted: Jun 5, 2025
Comments: 0

Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will vote during their June monthly meeting whether to make modifications to the emergency substitute licenses permanent. 

The meeting will be held June 10-11, in the first floor board room, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka. 

Read more
Posted: Jun 5, 2025
Comments: 0

When school’s out, screen time often goes up—and so does the risk of online threats.  

The next episode of the KSDE Insight Podcast is a candid conversation with safety experts who explore how parents can help protect their children from online predators and other digital dangers during the summer months. 

Read more
Posted: Jun 5, 2025
Comments: 0

Summer learning activities have gotten off to a great start in Derby USD 260 with the Panther Leadership Academy recently concluding and the free summer learning program gearing up.

Read more
Posted: May 29, 2025
Comments: 0

While Kansas educators know what standards their students need to be taught, identifying whether their instructional materials are appropriately aligned with those standards presents a much more complex challenge. To support these efforts, the Kansas State Department of Education has developed standards alignment toolkits. 

Read more
Posted: May 29, 2025
Comments: 0

This week's Picture of the Week features seventh grade students at Royal Valley Middle School, Royal Valley USD 337.

Just before summer break, the students completed their unit on Kansas counties with a quiz to see how many of their classmates could be the first to know exactly where all 105 counties in Kansas are located.

Read more
Posted: May 22, 2025
Comments: 0

The Kansas State Department of Education’s transition from the Kansas Individual Data on Students (KIDS) system, created nearly 20 years ago, to a more advanced Kansas Education Data System (KEDS) continues to progress.

Read more
Posted: May 22, 2025
Comments: 0

This week's Picture of the Week features Holton USD 336’s earliest learners.

Read more
Copyright 2025 by Kansas State Department of Education | 900 SW Jackson St. | Topeka, KS 66612 Privacy Statement   |  Terms Of Use  |  System Maintenance Notices  |  Open Records (PDF)

The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. (more information...)


To accommodate people with disabilities, on request, auxiliary aides and services will be provided and reasonable modifications to policies and programs will be made. To request accommodations or for more information please contact the Office of General Counsel at gc@ksde.gov or by 785-296-3201.