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January State Board Meeting

Posted: Dec 28, 2017
Author: Tamla Miller

The Kansas State Board of Education will conduct its next monthly meeting Jan. 9 and 10 in the Board Room (Suite 102) of the Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Topeka.

December Kansas State Board of Education highlights: Teacher vacancy, literacy initiative and Schools for Deaf, Blind topics of meeting

Posted: Dec 15, 2017
Author: Ann Bush

Kansas State Board of Education members discussed several issues during their meeting Tuesday, Dec. 12, and Wednesday, Dec. 13, including reading initiatives, and recommendations from the Teacher Vacancy and Supply Committee (TVSC) and Kansas State Schools for the Deaf and Blind.

Kansas elementary schools recognized for exceptional student achievement

Posted: Dec 5, 2017
Categories: KSDE
Author: Ann Bush

TOPEKA — Two Kansas schools are being nationally recognized for exceptional student achievement in 2017.

December State Board of Education Meeting

Posted: Dec 4, 2017
Author: Tamla Miller

The Kansas State Board of Education will conduct its next monthly meeting Dec. 12 and 13 in the Board Room (Suite 102) of the Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Topeka.

Redesign specialists update groups on Mercury progress

Posted: Dec 4, 2017
Categories: KSDE
Author: Ann Bush

Flexible schedules, more one-on-one time, breakfast clubs, increasing teacher collaboration time and personalized learning are a few steps Mercury redesign districts are considering to help reshape the face of education in Kansas.

Kansas Volunteer Commission seeks applications for AmeriCorps Kansas

Posted: Nov 29, 2017
Author: Ann Bush

AmeriCorps Kansas supports wide range of local service programs, engaging more than 100 Kansans in intensive community service each year

TOPEKA — In an effort to address community needs statewide, the Kansas Volunteer Commission has opened the 2018-2019 application process for potential AmeriCorps Kansas programs. 

Buhler High School teacher named 2018 Kansas Teacher of the Year

Posted: Nov 18, 2017
Author: Ann Bush

WICHITA – Samantha “Sam” Neill, an English language arts teacher at Buhler High School, Buhler Unified School District 313, was named the 2018 Kansas Teacher of the Year on Saturday, Nov. 18, during a special ceremony in Wichita.

Commissioner of Education challenges state to look at licensing process

Posted: Nov 15, 2017
Categories: KSDE
Author: Ann Bush

TOPEKA — Kansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Randy Watson on Tuesday recommended that the Kansas State Board of Education take a closer look at the current teacher licensing process to make the teaching field more accessible to professionals in order to address teacher vacancies.

Complete High School Maize teacher named Milken Family Foundation Educator, receives $25,000 award

Posted: Nov 9, 2017
Categories: KSDE
Author: Ann Bush

Heidi Albin, a science teacher at Complete High School Maize in Maize Unified School District 266, on Thursday, Nov. 9 was named the 2017-2018 Milken Family Foundation Educator by the Milken Family Foundation in a surprise ceremony at the school in Maize.

Mercury districts establish vision statements, set goals

Posted: Nov 1, 2017
Categories: KSDE
Author: Ann Bush

The fourth Mercury 7 Redesign support cycle began Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Coffeyville, and the seven districts are busy establishing their vision statements and setting goals, said Kansas State Department of Education’s redesign specialists Jay Scott and Tammy Mitchell.

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