Kansas State Department of Education Archives – The Wichita Beacon

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

Kansas lawmakers did not include the additional $30 million in special education funding Gov. Laura Kelly requested.

Even on the rare days Prairie Creek Elementary doesn’t need her to substitute teach, Jennifer Eimers still helps out elsewhere in the building. On Wednesday, she supervised breakfast and helped a student pour chocolate milk onto his Lucky Charms. (Rafael Garcia/The Beacon)

There’s a Kansas substitute teacher shortage. Here’s how you can get a license.

by Rafael Garcia November 18, 2021August 7, 2022