Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
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.
Education
Parents at six Olathe schools recommended for closure have launched petitions, open-records requests and door-to-door campaigns, with plans to march in the Old Settlers parade and speak at a Sept. 22 public hearing before the board's Oct. 1 vote.
Education
Megan Black, a 2004 Olathe South graduate and nine-year assistant principal at Olathe West, takes over as principal after Jay Novacek moved to a district athletics role over the summer.
Education
Olathe Public Schools faces roughly $1 million in threatened federal grants after the Department of Education rejected the district's voluntary resolution agreement, and the DOJ's new lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas, schools signals what could come next.
Education
Olathe Northwest High School was named the 2026-27 KSHSAA Performing Arts School of Excellence, the top statewide honor for high school debate, speech, music and theater programs.
Education
Olathe Public Schools' Head Start program will receive its annual $1.9 million federal grant from HHS, Rep. Sharice Davids announced Aug. 25, continuing 65 years of federally funded early childhood services for low-income families across Johnson County.
Education
The U.S. Department of Education announced it will partner with the Department of Justice to pursue enforcement action against Olathe Public Schools over alleged FERPA violations related to gender identity notification policies, a step that could lead to judicial proceedings and loss of federal funding.
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