Youth & Education
With $42M shortfall, Wichita will close schools at end of ‘24
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 12:00am
WICHITA - About a halfdozen Wichita public schools will close for good at the end of the school year, as the district deals with declining enrollment and a massive budget shortfall.
State lawmaker takes aim at junior college scholarships going to out-of-state athletes
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 12:00am
TOPEKA - A Kansas House Republican who requested a state audit of community college spending on sports said Wednesday the report fell short of identifying how much scholarship aid was granted student athletes from outside the county responsible for assessing property taxes to fund the college.