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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 computer lab, and Poels hoped 20 or 30 children might use it. "Within two weeks of school starting, w...

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 computer lab, and Poels hoped 20 or 30 children might use it. "Within two weeks of school starting,...

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 state's choice programs, much to the chagrin of public school advocates. ESAs allow families to access the base per-pupil aid no...