The Kansas State Board of Education at its July 2018 meeting heard the first recommendations for districts/systems seeking accreditation under the new Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) process.

The Kansas State Board of Education will conduct its next monthly meeting July 10 and 11 in Topeka. 

Two Kansas educators are being recognized for their outstanding teaching skills through the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program.

The plans of seven school districts involved in the Mercury 7 Kansans Can School Redesign Project were approved by the Kansas State Board of Education during the June meeting, which means the schools can proceed with their launch plans in August 2018.

The Kansas State Department of Education announced Tuesday, June 12, that eight literacy projects from across the state will be funded through grants from the Literacy Network of Kansas (LiNK), a project of the U.S. Department of Education’s Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program.

The Kansas State Board of Education will conduct its next monthly meeting June 12 and 13 in Topeka. 

Accreditation process focus of board's May work session

Kansas State Board of Education members at their May meeting received in-depth training about the Kansas Education Accreditation System (KESA) process, learned more about a new pilot for respecialization that could help solve a shortage of school psychologists and approved new goals for the Kansas State Schools for the Blind and Deaf.

Kansas State Board of Education members will participate in an all-day work session Monday, May 14, in Wichita..

The Kansas State Board of Education will conduct its next monthly meeting May 8 and 9 in Topeka.