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Desks in an empty school classroom

State Government

Open enrollment, childhood literacy included in Kansas’ $6.4 billion education budget

by Miranda Moore May 26, 2022August 7, 2022

WSU Tech on North Webb Road

Lawmakers want to expand eligibility for free community college in Kansas

by Maria Benevento May 16, 2022August 7, 2022

Mini shopping cart filled with school supplies.

‘Black Friday in August’: Kansas lawmakers hope to pass new school tax holiday

by Maria Benevento March 25, 2022August 7, 2022

Kansas Statehouse in Topeka

Kansas lawmakers file bills about transgender athletes, remote learning, vaccines and parents’ rights

by Maria Benevento February 23, 2022August 7, 2022

Bench outside Wichita South High School

Vaccine mandates, teacher pay and scholarships: Kansas education bills to watch

by Maria Benevento January 28, 2022August 7, 2022

JAG-K career specialist Tony Evans

This program is helping more Kansas students graduate, and it’s expanding

by Rafael Garcia January 24, 2022August 7, 2022

A temperature screening kiosk greets students entering the Casado Campus Center at Friends University as they return for the first day of the spring semester Monday. (Fernando Salazar/The Beacon)

Students are back at Wichita colleges, but the COVID-19 picture remains murky

by Rafael Garcia January 14, 2022August 7, 2022

wichita school board meeting on january 10

Cutting through ‘the chaos’: What happened at Wichita’s school board meeting on Monday

by Rafael Garcia January 11, 2022August 7, 2022

Wichita USD 259 officials are hoping to expedite repairs to Wichita East High School’s science wing, which shut down this semester because of structural issues. (Rafael Garcia/The Beacon)

Why Wichita USD 259 is fast-tracking repairs to this 99-year-old high school

by Rafael Garcia January 7, 2022August 7, 2022

Servers at Buckner Performing Arts Elementary School work students through the lunch line on the last day of school before the holiday break. (Rafael Garcia/The Beacon)

School lunch is a food and people business. Wichita USD 259’s challenge is finding either.

by Rafael Garcia December 22, 2021August 7, 2022