K-12 Education

As high school girls in Kansas prepare for athletics this fall, which typically includes volleyball, golf, tennis, cross country and gymnastics, a new sport is on their radar — flag football. While quite a few schools already had club teams,...

A coalition made up of the four largest school districts in Johnson County announced it hired legal counsel — the next step in its effort to get special education fully funded in Kansas. The Kansas Public School Funding Coalition, which...

As students prepare to enter school this fall, they’ll likely add a new routine to their mornings — turning off their phones and storing them in their cars, lockers or even with their school’s front office. The 2026-27 school year...

As students filter into Spring Hill High School next week, the front of the building will look the same as it did last year, but around the corner, work on the Career and Technical Education expansion will be underway. The...

Sixth graders are usually the ones preparing to enter a new building at the start of each school year, but this year, all incoming Wolf Springs Middle School students, teachers and staff are preparing for the same. Construction on Blue...

The Shawnee Mission School District has finalized its new policy for student cellphones personal electronic devices to meet state law ahead of the school year. The Shawnee Mission Board of Education did a first read of the policy in June,...

Nearly 100,000 students are enrolled in Johnson County public schools — that’s 100,000 young lives being shaped right now, learning and gaining experiences that will affect the rest of their lives. And in a time where information is abundant, sometimes...

By Daniel Caudill | KMUW As part of a new state law limiting the ability of students to conduct a walkout protest, the Kansas State Board of Education is considering a complaint form that would invite people to report protests...

Drivers with unpaid traffic tickets in Olathe and Shawnee can settle their dues in a creative way this summer: by donating school supplies. The cities are once again giving residents the opportunity to donate new school supplies as credit toward...

Last month, federal officials warned Olathe Public Schools and the Shawnee Mission School District that they had 10 days to change policies related to transgender students or face possible legal action and a loss of a million dollars each...

Expectations of declining enrollment in the Shawnee Mission School District have prompted a review of school boundaries through the summer with a vote on recommendations tentatively set for October. School board members discussed a framework on Monday presented by Overland...

A new state law that bans cell phones from students’ possession during learning hours will be followed by the Shawnee Mission School District. But there’s no plan to collect the phones from students and redistribute them at the end...