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Oct. 23, 2025
Understanding how your child performed on the state assessments and how their scores relate to their academic success is the focus of the current episode of the KSDE Insight Podcast titled, “Taking the Test: What parents should know about their child’s state assessment scores."
By Christopher Fletcher, KSDE information technology team
The Kansas Information Security Office (KISO) recently announced the State of Kansas joined the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) under a one-year, Whole-of-State membership.
This agreement covers all state agencies, counties, cities, school districts, and other public entities across Kansas.
By Jennifer Shaffer, KSDE information technology
Members of the KSDE Information Technology (IT) team attended the Kansas PowerSchool Users Group (KSPSUG) Fall Mini Conference on Oct. 13, in Salina. Staff from more than 65 districts were registered to attend.
Throughout the day, accounts were created for more than 45 of those districts to obtain access to the Kansas Education Data System (KEDS) Data Validation Portal (DVP).
To support the Four Fundamentals of School Improvement, the Kansas State Department of Education is collecting data about the instructional materials used in Kansas schools. W
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