Tag: special education
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly and the Legislature’s Republican and Democratic leadership appealed Thursday to Congress for increased federal appropriations to special education programs and for adherence to financial commitments made decades ago to the…
TOPEKA — The Republican majority on the Kansas House K-12 budget committee bundled into one bill controversial diversion of state tax dollars to private schools with an expansion in state aid for special education in…
TOPEKA — Kansas government officials clashed this week over education, with Gov. Laura Kelly promoting the full funding of special education and other politicians emphasizing private schools as a way to educate Kansas youths. “I…
Turns out there’s still a lot of need for old school buildings. Since USD 257 moved out of three older elementary schools, two agencies have asked to use the buildings. On Monday, the ANW Special…
TOPEKA — A group of Kansas mothers focused on the needs of children with complex medical needs and disabilities is calling on Gov. Laura Kelly to veto an education bill packaging more than a dozen…
TOPEKA — Kansas representatives went back and forth on an amendment Tuesday, ultimately rejecting an opportunity to fund state special education at the long-desired 92% mark. Public schools in Kansas cover the costs of special…
HUMBOLDT — Korenne Wolken remembers the time when it all clicked for one of her students. It clicked for her, too. That’s when she realized she wanted to become a special education teacher. “I was…
Jalayne Nelson understands how it feels to struggle in school. As a child, she needed special education services. I felt like I wasnt smart, but I didnt know that when I tested for special education…
A tentative contract deal between the Wichita school district and service workers includes a new incentive for employees who work at some of the districts most challenging schools Greiffenstein, Wells, Sowers and Gateway. Custodians,…
