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Posted: Nov 1, 2024
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The Oct. 31 edition of KSDEweekly is now available for viewing. Read more about what attendees learned at the Great Ideas in Education annual conference as well as what several Kansas high school students had to say about what makes a great teacher. Also, read more about what recommendations the Blue-Ribbon Task Force on Screen Time will present during the Kansas State Board of Education's November meeting and how two Kansas districts are maximizing their USDA "Beef for Schools" grant funds to make healthier, tastier meals for their students.

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Posted: Oct 25, 2024
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Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will meet on Nov. 12-13, in the first floor board room of the Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka.

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Posted: Oct 25, 2024
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The Oct. 23 KSDEweekly is available for viewing. Read more about the first Kansas school bus driver to win first place at the National School Transportation Association School Bus Driver International Safety Competition, an opportunity for school districts to participate in a livestream event featuring civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, a first-day wrap-up of the Great Ideas in Education conference and a reminder the 2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year nominations are due Nov. 8.

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Posted: Oct 22, 2024
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The Great Ideas in Education: Lighting the Path Forward conference, hosted by the Kansas State Department of Education, is Oct. 23-25, in Wichita. Attendees can access the conference information here, including the program and breakout sessions. Chris Perry, co-founder of Cultivate Education, will be the keynote speaker.

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Posted: Oct 18, 2024
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The Oct. 17 edition of KSDEweekly is now available. Read more about how Rolanda Root, the 2024 KAEA Art Teacher of the Year, provides a creative outlet for her students, what areas districts are encouraged to review during America's Safe Schools Week and the first in a series of stories about KSDE's modernization of the state's student data collection system. 

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