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The Benefits of an Increased Graduation Rate in Kansas

The Benefits of an Increased Graduation Rate in Kansas

Posted Date: 05/17/2023

May is the month for most school graduations, and although final data about the class of 2023 will not be known for some time, there is already much to celebrate. These students have earned diplomas . . .

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Kansas Implementing Plans to Improve Reading Skills

Kansas Implementing Plans to Improve Reading Skills

Posted Date: 05/08/2023

Kansas is undertaking a major effort to improve student reading skills, with a special focus on the early years and students with characteristics of dyslexia.   Initiatives include a universal . . .

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Westview Elementary Closes Achievement Gap Despite Poverty, Language Barriers

Westview Elementary Closes Achievement Gap Despite Poverty, Language Barriers

Posted Date: 04/04/2023

I've been visiting Kansas schools that have won national or State Board of Education recognition for showing improvement in the State Board's Kansans Can outcomes: academic achievement, graduation . . .

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Hillsboro Elementary Students Exceed Standards Through Individualized Approach

Hillsboro Elementary Students Exceed Standards Through Individualized Approach

Posted Date: 03/21/2023

Hillsboro Elementary School was one of two Kansas schools honored this year as an Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished School for positive educational advances and outstanding . . .

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Internal Assessment Leads to Impressive Improvements in Ingalls District

Internal Assessment Leads to Impressive Improvements in Ingalls District

Posted Date: 03/16/2023

Ingalls USD 477 is a 230-student, 1A high school district in southwest Kansas, midway between Dodge City and Garden City. It's one of the smaller school districts in Kansas, but Education . . .

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Reinventing Kansas Schools

Reinventing Kansas Schools

Posted Date: 03/15/2023

In a recent column headlined “America should be in the middle of a schools revolution,” author David Brooks cited a series of “alarming statistics” that he argued should make this a moment of . . .

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Caney Valley Students and Staff Discuss Keys to Success

Caney Valley Students and Staff Discuss Keys to Success

Posted Date: 02/10/2023

How do you define and measure a successful school system? Then, how do you make it happen?   Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson has highlighted several schools in Kansas for high and . . .

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Louisburg School District Exceeds Expectations

Louisburg School District Exceeds Expectations

Posted Date: 01/27/2023

Graduating seniors at one of the state's top-performing school districts had high praise for their school experience and the support they received. They stressed the benefits of what they learned in . . .

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