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Todd Roberts believes anyone who wants to become a teacher has a story to tell.
“And the stories they have are amazing,” he said.
As director of the Kansas Future Teachers Academy (KFTA) and an instructor of education at Emporia State University, Roberts has had a front row seat to the stories of Kansas high school and college students who want to teach, some who have had to overcome obstacles.
In the latest episode of the KSDE Insight Podcast, Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson and his guests explore the growing concern of chronic absenteeism and its impact on student success.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly this week celebrated 35 Topeka USD 501 educators who recently completed the Foundations of the Science of Reading: Understanding and Applying Structured Literacy Principles, the Kansas Board of Regents Blueprint for Literacy's structured literacy training course.
Data collected on district policies regarding students’ use of personal devices during the school day was presented to members of the Kansas State Board of Education during their monthly meeting in Topeka this week.
Aimed specifically at parents, this conversation dives into the reasons behind frequent absences—ranging from health and anxiety to transportation and disengagement—and why missing even a few days a month can add up to serious academic and social consequences.
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