Kansas lawmakers push civics test for high school graduation Follow Us
Question of the Day By ANDY TSUBASA FIELD - Associated Press - Wednesday, February 3, 2021
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas lawmaker and the state’s Republican attorney general are pushing a bill to require high school students to pass a civics test to graduate in an effort to increase civic engagement.
The proposal is facing pushback from members of the state’s largest teacher’s union, the second-largest school district and the Kansas Association of School Boards, which say that students are already getting an education in civics in government and history classes.
Andy Tsubasa Field, Associated Press/Report for America
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Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, February 2014.
TOPEKA (AP) A Kansas lawmaker and the state’s Republican attorney general are pushing a bill to require high school students to pass a civics test to graduate in an effort to increase civic engagement.
The proposal is facing pushback from members of the state’s largest teacher’s union, the second-largest school district and the Kansas Association of School Boards, which say that students are already getting an education in civics in government and history classes.
The House Education Committee heard testimony on the bill Wednesday but took no action.
Survey collects input for superintendent search
The Leavenworth Times
People in the Basehor-Linwood school district still have time to take a survey about the characteristics they would like to see in the next superintendent.
The Basehor-Linwood Board of Education is searching for a new superintendent to replace David Howard, who will be retiring this summer.
The Kansas Association of School Boards is assisting with the superintendent search. As part of the search process, the KASB set up an online survey to identify desired characteristics for the new superintendent.
The survey, which will close Feb. 4, can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/r/BasehorLinwoodSupt.
Garden City Telegram
The Garden City Unified School District 457 Board of Education held board retreat Tuesday, where Brian Jordan, with the Kansas Association of School Boards, gave a presentation.
Jordan s presentation focused on five topics including the personal, board and public values of the board; the board s governance system, including its responsibilities, unity, role, culture, structure and individual attitude; health and unhealthy board culture; types of boards; and the four keys to influence others – organizational intelligence, team promotion, trust building and leveraging networks.
Lara Bors, board president, said it was her idea to bring Jordan out to give the presentation as the BOE is a member of the KASB and she is the Region 10 vice president, so she works with Jordan a lot.
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Students who plan to drop out of high school will hear just how much that could cost them in future income, thanks to a new form recommended by the Kansas Association of School Boards.
Kansas law KSA 72-3120 outlines exemptions to compulsory school attendance. Students are expected to stay in high school until they are 18 years old or have attained a high school diploma or general educational development (GED) credential. However, they can drop out at age 16 or 17 once the student and parent attend a final counseling session to encourage the student to remain in school or pursue educational alternatives and a waiver is signed.