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The most visible move of the estimated $450 million plan would be to close seven schools and two administrative schools, including four elementary schools.

The “Facilities Master Plan” Wichita Public Schools presented to the school board calls for rebuilding, reconfiguring or consolidating about two dozen of the district’s buildings.

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The Wichita Board of Education met once again Thursday afternoon to hear Wichita Public School's revised facility master plan.

School consolidations, rebuilds and a possible bond issue are part of the first step in Wichita Public Schools’ Facility Master Plan, part of a long-term roadmap for Kansas’ largest school district.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita Public Schools is asking voters to approve a $450 million bond to help pay for the district's facilities master plan, which calls for closing schools and building new ones. Members of the Wichita Board of Education met on Monday to vote on whether to call for a special election to pass the bond. The BOE voted 6 ...

A new survey of Wichita teachers shows that while there’s a collective positive view of the state’s largest school district, many teachers are also concerned with the district’s direction.

All but one Wichita school board member voted to move forward with the district's 'Facility Master Plan' by putting a $450 million bond issue on the ballot in a special

The Wichita Board of Education will decide Monday night if four elementary schools and two middle schools will close at the end of the 2023-24 school year.

The Wichita and Garden City school districts are considering merging and closing buildings.

The district plans to use cash to get its budget deficit to zero for the fiscal year 2025.

When generative AI programs became available in late 2022, the Wichita School district started considering what this could mean for learning. About a year ago, it started offering teachers professional development training on AI and, in some ways, embracing the technology.

WPS is recommending the closure of two middle schools and four elementary schools.

KXAN reached out to all 58 school districts in our viewing area to compare starting salaries across the board.

As school districts across Central Texas make budget decisions for the 2024-25 school year, KXAN is keeping track of teacher salaries areawide.

When a storm approaches, and you receive a warning, do you know where to go?

Online enrollment for Wichita Public Schools began Monday and with that, the district is offering multiple resources to make the yearly process run as smooth as possible.

On Monday night, the Wichita Public School Board plans to discuss the district’s budget, virtual learning technology and a new COVID Advisory Board.

Wichita Public Schools updates student code of conduct, reflects shift in other districts

Wichita Public Schools announced that schools will be closed on Friday, Jan. 10, due to weather conditions.

Jefferson Parish Public School parents are getting their first look at the "Proposed Attendance Zone Shifts" maps. The JP School Board will vote to approve the maps on Monday, deciding where thousands of students will attend class this fall. The JP School Board voted earlier this month to move forward with an outside consultant's recommendation ...

Hill says they’ve arrived at the current proposal - their sixth different scenario - to account for the rapidly growing area Hamburg and Polo Club areas of the city.

Wichita Public Schools will be back in session soon and the district is hiring for hundreds of positions.

More than 300 staff in Wichita public schools are moving to different positions in the district this year: https://trib.al/UWs5c4B

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Will the city’s plans to have a winter shelter for the homeless ready by mid-November be affected?

Chef Andrew Terronez of the Wichita school district debuts several new menu items, including teriyaki chicken noodles, veggie Alfredo and mini cheese calzones, and explains the district's efforts to help students build their own lunches. (Suzanne

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Nationwide, the Civil Rights Data Collection found that in 2019, Black male students were three to four times more likely to get suspended from school. The Wichita school district this year, created the Future Ready Advocate Mentoring Program with the goal of reducing those statistics in Wichita schools.

Winter weather has arrived in the Chicago area, prompting several area schools to close or delay start.

The Wichita Eagle series Our Changing Schools is spending extra time in four Wichita public schools this year, including Hamilton, to show how the city’s schools are adapting to prepare a new generation of students.

There were more than 130 residential schools in operation across Canada between the 1870s and 1996.

Wichita Public Schools announced that schools will be closed on Friday, Jan. 10, due to weather conditions.

The Wichita school district is considering possibilities to even out enrollment numbers as one of the state’s largest schools has added about 150 students this year, leading to concerns about overcrowding.

The Wichita School Board voted to approve changes to student cell phone rules.

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Wichita Public Schools saw a 5.1% increase in graduation rates from the class of 2023 to the class of 2024, which was 84.3%. Go to KSN.com to learn more.

Wichita Public Schools saw its highest graduation rate ever this spring -at more than 84%. That’s about 5% more than 2023, and the largest increase they have had in one school year.

USD 259 is in the unknown. District leaders are unsure of how to move forward without official election results. Regardless of the vote, Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld reaffirmed Wednesday morning that four elementary schools would close. Those schools are L’Ouverture, OK, Pleasant Valley, and Woodland.

The Indiana State Police launched an active shooter simulation inside East Noble Middle School Friday morning. Their hope was to train teachers how to respond to a gunman by creating a scenario that was as real as possible.

The Sandy Hook Promise organization released its latest PSA, "Point of View."