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Posted: Jul 31, 2022
Categories: KSDE
Author: Ann Bush

Students use project-based learning to offer pop-up taco truck, drive-in movie theater experiences

SATANTA – Located right off of US-56 highway – just an hour from the Colorado border and 30 minutes from the Oklahoma border - this small Kansas community is home to about 1,100 people.

Posted: Jul 29, 2022
Author: Ann Bush

The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) announces the participation of sponsoring agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the current program year.

Posted: Jul 29, 2022
Author: Ann Bush

The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) announces the participation of all Kansas school districts and many private schools in the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Program.

Posted: Jul 26, 2022
Categories: KSDE
Author: Ann Bush

GARDEN CITY - If you ask Serenity Washington how to make homemade ice cream in a bag, she can tell you the ingredients and the detailed process in a matter of moments. It starts with going to the store to buy half and half – if you don’t have any on hand.

Posted: Jul 26, 2022
Author: Ann Bush

The State Board of Education will conduct a public hearing at 9:20 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, in the board room in Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson St. Suite 102, Topeka, Kansas, to consider proposed changes to the Kansas State High School Activities Association’s (KSHSAA) Rule 5 – classification of senior high schools.

Posted: Jul 25, 2022
Author: Ann Bush

A $100,000 federal grant will help the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) connect child nutrition programs in the state with locally produced flour.

Posted: Jul 21, 2022
Author: Ann Bush

Challenge encourages employer-supported volunteering

Three Kansas employers have been announced as winners of the Give Back Kansas Challenge.

Posted: Jul 19, 2022
Categories: KSDE
Author: Ann Bush

LONGTON – Last year, during the Elk Valley Unified School District 283 summer program, Jason Russell included plenty of outdoor activities for participants, including archery and fishing.

So, when he surveyed students about what courses he should offer for this year’s program, he thought he would be including the outdoor options again.

He was wrong.

Posted: Jul 15, 2022
Author: Ann Bush

The Kansas State Board of Education took action at its July meeting that will help alleviate the shortage of teachers across the state.

Posted: Jul 1, 2022
Categories: KSDE
Author: Ann Bush

System will put useful data in hands of educators at faster pace

The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) is partnering with Double Line Inc. to offer a statewide data collection and analytics system that will allow educators to have real-time, actionable insights to guide interventions and programs that can improve outcomes for Kansas students.

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