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Tuesday, July 8, at 10:00 a.m., Board Room, Kansas State Department of Education, Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson Street, Topeka  

Wednesday, July 9, 9:00 a.m., Board Room, Kansas State Department of Education, Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson Street, Topeka  

TOPEKA – The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) today announced that eight educators from Spain and one educator from China will begin teaching in Kansas classrooms this fall as part of its Visiting International Teachers (VIT) program.  

TOPEKA – The Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) is scheduled to vote next month whether to release the results of this year’s state assessments.

TOPEKA – Kansas State Board of Education Chairman Jana Shaver has called a special Board meeting for Wednesday, June 25 at 1:30 pm to act on the adoption of Temporary Licensure Regulations to ensure compliance with HB 2506, which goes into effect July 1. 

TOPEKA – The Kansas State Department of Education today announced the 2014 state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching during a ceremony held at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson. These awards represent the nation's highest honor for mathematics and science teaching.