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Rural Computer Science Program Goes Statewide in Kansas What started two years ago as a push for K-12 computer science education in the rural town of Phillipsburg, Kansas is now a statewide effort, including the state department of commerce and the nonprofit NetWork Kansas. May 03, 2021 •  (TNS) — Two years ago, Nick Poels decided he wanted K-12 students in his rural Kansas community of 2,500 to learn to code. Kids in Phillipsburg soon had a brand-new c...

Kansas Economic Development Plan Focuses on Kids and Tech Ignister is a new program that pushes for computer science classes to count as a core curriculum toward high school graduation, aiming for related skills to grow into new tech jobs that will foster a younger workforce. May 03, 2021 •  (TNS) — Two years ago, Nick Poels decided he wanted K-12 students in his rural Kansas community of 2,500 to learn to code. Kids in Phillipsburg soon had a brand-new...

Pupils in school districts who teach remotely for an extended period of time could use state funds to go to a private school under legislation currently being considered by legislators, the latest front in a brewing school choice battle in the Statehouse. The debate over education savings accounts, an option currently used by a half-dozen states as a stand-in for school vouchers, comes as lawmakers increasingly signal they will be more aggressive in expanding the states choice programs, much ...