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The Olathe school board is scheduled to vote Thursday on disposing of seven closing school buildings, but Heritage Elementary will stay under district ownership for potential repurposing near Olathe South High School.
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Timber Sage Elementary, a Spring Hill USD 230 school with an Olathe mailing address, ranked No. 6 among Kansas elementary schools in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. Meadow Lane Elementary in Olathe USD 233 placed No. 10.
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Gardner Edgerton USD 231 named fifth-grade teacher Jennifer Cusick and business teacher Krista Mealman as its 2024-25 Teachers of the Year, with both advancing to the Kansas Teacher of the Year state competition.
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Olathe Public Schools Superintendent Brent Yeager was named the 2027 Kansas Superintendent of the Year on Monday, Oct. 5, and will represent the state for the national title.
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Olathe Families United launched its "6,100 Voices" petition Friday, Oct. 2, giving opponents 45 days to collect enough signatures to force a state-level review of the board's 7-0 vote to close six schools.
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All five Olathe high schools have switched to cashless ticket sales for athletic events, with fans directed to buy through the Bound platform or at the gate without cash.
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All six Olathe high schools remain in Class 6A and Spring Hill and De Soto stay in Class 5A under the KSHSAA's 2026-27 enrollment-based classifications, which shifted 14 of 349 Kansas member schools into different brackets.
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Gardner Edgerton USD 231 nominated fourth-grade teacher Dawn Thomas and orchestra teacher Aubrey Rising for the Kansas Horizon Award, a statewide recognition for outstanding second-year educators.
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The Spring Hill USD 230 board approved a request for proposals to hire a superintendent search consultant at its Sept. 14 meeting, targeting a July 1, 2027, start date for a new leader, and also approved the district's fiscal year 2027 budget.
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The De Soto USD 232 Board of Education held a special meeting Sept. 11 devoted entirely to closed-door sessions on bargaining negotiations, attorney consultation and personnel matters, taking no public action.
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The FCC is reviewing the E-Rate program, which provides about $3 billion annually in internet subsidies to schools and libraries nationwide, with public comments due Oct. 13 — a move that could change how Olathe-area districts and libraries pay for broadband.
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A federal judge permanently struck down a 2004 Kansas law that allowed undocumented students who graduated from Kansas high schools to pay in-state tuition at public colleges, a ruling that immediately affects Olathe-area students facing tuition increases of thousands of dollars.
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