Starting this fall, Kansas will join at least 20 other states that ban student cellphones in K-12 classrooms statewide. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed into law a bipartisan bill that requires students to store their cellphones in a secure, inaccessible location until ...
By tim carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Marcus Moore asked the Kansas Senate to pass legislation that might help other kids avoid what he described as the worst moment of his life. In testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Marcus described a routine June day hanging out with his ...
Kansas high school students worry their First Amendment rights could be violated under a new Senate bill, with many students saying they won’t be able to make their voices heard in school if protests are more regulated. The Kansas Senate included a proviso in its version of the state budget ...
KU will remain under the supervision of the Kansas Board of Regents after a Kansas House committee on Thursday significantly changed a bill that was designed to help universities move at the “speed of innovation.” The House Committee on Higher Education Budget approved HB 2798, which puts ...
TOPEKA — Advocates, medical providers and recipients of public assistance programs rallied Thursday at the Statehouse with a clear message: restricting access to these programs would hurt Kansans. Senate Bill 363 imposes a sweeping set of steps to verify Kansans’ eligibility for the ...
The wild world of college athletics — think $20 million per year in revenue sharing with student-athletes — has leaders at Kansas State and Wichita State going to their universities' checkbooks for help. The top finance officers at K-State and Wichita State this week told a committee of ...