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There will not be a KSDEweekly the week of Dec. 22. In the meantime, the Dec. 18 KSDEweekly is available for viewing. Read more about the Dream Makers from the Kansas State School for the Blind who became the first blind team to win the Make48 national competition, State Board members meeting with the search firm tasked with finding a new Kansas education commissioner, how the Marysville USD 364 Farm to Plate program is growing and the Kansas FFA students shining on the national stage.
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The Dec. 11 KSDEweekly is now available for viewing. Read more about the work being done to align school improvement processes for districts and systems, how civic engagement is an integral part of a student's educational success, and important information about the 2026-27 school improvement days.
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Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will hold a special meeting, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 16, first floor board room, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka.
Representatives of Hazard, Young, Attea Associates, the firm selected to find a new Kansas education commissioner, will discuss a number of items with the board related to the search process.
The meeting will be livestreamed here.
The Dec. 4 KSDEweekly is available to view. Read more about the Turner USD 202 teacher is the 2025 Kansas Milken Educator winner, how learning early language skills makes better readers, what the Kansas State Board of Education will learn about how KSDE is beginning to align programs and initiatives with the school improvement model, why civic engagement is a key component of a child's education and much more.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will hold their monthly meeting, Dec. 9-10, 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 Nov. 20 KSDEweekly is now available for viewing. Read more about how some Kansas teachers are celebrating their students' literacy successes, what members of the Kansas State Board of Education are most proud of in Kansas education, which two Kansas schools were chosen at ESEA Distinguished Schools and which two Kansas home educators recently received international accolades for their work.
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Two Kansas schools recognized as National ESEA Distinguished Schools
TOPEKA — The National ESEA Distinguished Schools Program has recognized two Kansas schools for exceptional student achievement in 2025.
The Nov. 13 KSDEweekly is now available for viewing. Read more about the federal waiver KSDE has applied for to create a single accoutability system for under-performing Kansas schools as identified by the U.S. Department of Education, the 2025-26 Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot participation rate data is available to review and more about the 2026 Great Ideas in Education Conference.
The Kansas State Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the first floor board room, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka.
The State Board will meet primarily in executive session to discuss education commissioner search next steps. The meeting will be livestreamed.
The Nov. 6 KSDEweekly is available to view. Read more about what Lyndon USD 421 and Nemaha Central USD 115 are doing to get their younger students excited about the STEM-STEAM concepts, how Colby USD 315 and North Lyon County USD 251 were able to achieve their Star Recognition medals, the regulation review the Kansas State Board of Education has started and much more.
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