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KS Board of Education: critical race theory is misunderstood and not in state standards Katie Bernard, The Kansas City Star Jul. 14—TOPEKA — Critical race theory is not in Kansas educational standards and some critics conflate it with educational equity, the Kansas Board of Education said in a statement Wednesday. The board voted unanimously to issue a statement clarifying its position as GOP officials and politicians call for state and local policies banning what they regard as critical race theory from the classroom. "Just as we teach our students to be judicious consume...

Former Gov. Jeff Colyer, other candidates pledge to oppose the teaching of critical race theory. It is not part of Kansas' K-12 curriculum.

John Hanna Proponents and opponents for the Kansas constitutional amendment change to abortion sit socially distanced in the Federal and State Affairs committee meeting Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP) January 22, 2021 - 12:59 PM TOPEKA, Kan. - Republicans on Friday pushed a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution through the state House, a bitter reminder of election setbacks for abortion rights Democrats on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing a...

Extra patrols around the capitol building and guarding the entrance to the Statehouse parking garage were just one sign of the enhanced security Tuesday.