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The March 5 KSDEweekly is now available to view. Read more about a Winfield USD 465 elementary school where students build their literacy skills by reading to each other, an Easton USD 449 paraeducator's experience as a registered teacher apprentice, a preview of the Kansas State Board of Education's March meeting when they'll hear more about the state's comprehensive litracy plan and much more.
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The Kansas State Board of Education will meet March 10-11, for their monthly meeting in the first floor board room of the Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka. The board will also meet on March 12, for an executive session related to the search for the next education commissioner. The regular business meeting on March 10-11 will be livestreamed here. Click here for the full agenda and meeting materials.
The Feb. 26 KSDEweekly is available to view. Read more about how FFA has brought out the leadership skills and paved the postsecondary paths for several Kansas high school students, how agriculture educators see their work as part of the Kansas school improvement model, how districts are continuing to prepare for KEDS and much more.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will conduct a special meeting at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, March 3. The meeting will be in the first floor board room of the Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka. Board members will immediately go into executive session to receive the slate of candidates for the next commissioner of education. No action is expected at the conclusion of the meeting.
The Feb. 19 KSDEweekly is ready to view. In celebration of #LoveTeaching Week, read more about two sisters teaching the same grade level in their Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 elementary school, watch the videos of the Kansas Teacher of the Year team members talk about what motivates them to give their best to their students every day, how Jayhawk USD 346 locally-sources products for their school meals and trainings available for the 2026-27 Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot.
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The Feb. 12 KSDEweekly is available to view. Read more about Kansas high school students who have refined their academic and leadership skills through participation in Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs), what the Kansas State Board of Education heard about artificial intelligence in education and student use of technology, a reminder to prepare for the optional second grade state assessment and much more.
The Feb. 5 KSDEweekly is available to view. Read more about how a first-year CTE teacher found that support is the biggest factor for job satisfaction, a preview of the Kansas State Board of Education's February meeting where artificial intelligence in education and students' use of technology is discussed, what resources are available for kindergarten readiness, and details about several upcoming conferences.
The Kansas State Board of Education will meet Feb. 10-11, in the first floor board room of the Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka. Click here for the agenda and meeting materials. The meeting will be livestreamed here.
The Jan. 29 KSDEweekly is available to view. Read more about what the 2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year team told members of the Senate Education Committee this week, the status of education bills in the Kansas legislature and more details about the 2026 Great Ideas in Education conference.
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Jan. 27, 2026
2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year receives keys to car to use as education ambassador
Rachel Marlow will travel to advocate for teaching profession across Kansas
TOPEKA — Rachel Marlow, the 2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year (KTOY), was presented on Tuesday, Jan. 27, with keys to a car to travel more than 15,000 miles across the state as an ambassador for the teaching profession for the next six months.
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