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    <title>Olathe school district approves closure of 6 schools, consolidation of 2</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Olathe school board votes ‘yes’ to close 6 schools by the end of the academic year</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Opinion: Books Anchored My Childhood. I Found A Way to Share Them Across Kansas City</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <source url="https://superintendentscorner.com/state-kansas">The 74</source>
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    <description>Growing up with a parent in the military meant that change was an active part of my life and the choices that I made. Books were always one of the only things that felt constant to me. No matter where I was, I could...</description>
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    <title>Kids Are Back in Classrooms. Health Misinformation Could Shape the School Year.</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>All summer, Dr. Marvia Jones worried over the data. Jones, director of the Kansas City Health Department in Missouri, read reports showing that not enough public school students were up-to-date with their vaccinations...</description>
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    <title>Justice Dept. Lawsuit Over Parent Rights and Gender Identity Could Be Test Case</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>The Trump administration took an unprecedented move last week when it sued the Kansas City, Kansas, school district over how it handles student gender identity issues. The Department of Justice has accused the district...</description>
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    <title>Federal Agencies Threaten Kansas School Districts Over Gender-Inclusive Policies</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>LAWRENCE, Kan. — The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education announced a plan for increased enforcement measures against two Kansas school districts for their gender-inclusive policies.  In April, the...</description>
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    <title>Gaining Status: Soft Skills Count for Credit at Maine, Kansas Colleges</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <source url="https://superintendentscorner.com/state-kansas">The 74</source>
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    <description>Supporters of teaching high school students “soft” skills such as communication, critical thinking and teamwork usually tout how they can help succeed in a job or even help students get into college. Starting this fall,...</description>
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    <title>First Columbia Charter School Targets 2027 Opening Amid Lawsuit Over Missouri Law</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>Kansas City-based Frontier Schools is on track to open Columbia’s first charter school in the fall of 2027. At this point, Frontier Schools has hired a contractor and is looking for possible locations for the charter...</description>
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    <title>Education Dept. threatens to cut funds for Kansas school district over transgender policies</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>The Education Department alleged that Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools' policy not to disclose a student's transgender status ​even to parents violated the Family Educational Rights ⁠and Privacy Act.
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    <title>‘Historic’: Kansas City Public Schools Teachers Win 5% Raise</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>Kansas City Public Schools teachers will receive a 5% base salary raise after the school board approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the Kansas City Federation of Teachers, the district’s teachers...</description>
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    <title>Blending algebra and geometry: An approach to high school math slowly gains favor</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>James Bell teaches integrated math at Chapman High School in Chapman, Kansas.  Here, Bell explains a math concept to his students. The integrated math model “is the best of both worlds,” Bell says.</description>
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    <title>Undocumented Kansas High School Graduates Find Themselves Increasingly Targeted</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>For 22 years, Kansas leaders protected a law allowing some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition to attend the state’s public colleges, universities and technical schools. Those days are over. During the...</description>
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    <title>Educators Inspired by Kansas High School Students Hoping to Become Teachers</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>EMPORIA, Kan. — Teacher Sheila Peterson says this era of education is a renaissance. Peterson, an acclaimed North Dakota teacher, flew to Kansas for the Kansas Future Teachers Academy at Emporia State University and to...</description>
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    <title>Opinion: How a Student Health Bill Got Tangled in Kansas Politics</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description>Just weeks after Kansas lawmakers passed legislation promoting daily recess and physical fitness in K-12 schools, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the measure. Speaking in the Statehouse, she told reporters that she...</description>
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