KSDE Weekly

July 10, 2025

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Posted: Mar 12, 2025
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2025  

Nugent named KSDE Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Learning Services
Atchison superintendent and 2025 Kansas Superintendent of the Year succeeds Dr. Ben Proctor

TOPEKA - With more than 30 years of experience in public education, Dr. Renee Nugent has been named the deputy commissioner of the Kansas State Department of Education’s division of learning services. She will begin her duties on July 1.

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Posted: Sep 28, 2024
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Ms. Anstine: “Deliberate reflection is a fundamental principle of my teaching philosophy.”

WICHITA – Elizabeth Anstine, a business teacher at Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth Unified School District 453, was named the 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year on Saturday, Sept. 28, during a special ceremony in Wichita.

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Posted: Jul 10, 2025
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July 10, 2025

KSDE responds to Kansas Attorney General’s call for contract language change

 

TOPEKA — On June 25, 2025, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sent a letter to members of the Kansas State Board of Education (State Board), asking the State Board to remove language prohibiting discrimination against any person because of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression from certain contracts it intended to enter into with Kansas public schools participating in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food nutrition programs.

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Posted: Jul 8, 2025
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July 8, 2025

Contact: Denise Kahler, director, KSDE Communications and Recognition Programs ‑ (785) 296-4876, denise.kahler@ksde.gov

Kansas Education Commissioner outlines impact of withheld federal Title funds

 

TOPEKA — Kansas education officials were notified earlier this week that payment to states for certain federal funds already appropriated by Congress for student learning, teacher development and other student-centered services has been delayed indefinitely by the U.S. Department of Education (USED).

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