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The KSDE News Room

The KSDE News Room is the area to find press releases, announcements, and other interesting tidbits about KSDE and education in Kansas. The most current press releases are below with links to an archive of past releases. Podcasts of KSDE events, conferences, and presentations are available in this area as well. Consider using a news aggregator (Wikipedia: definition) to make sure you don't miss a single press release!

Press Releases

Kansas Students Receive State AP Scholar Award

TOPEKA, Oct. 8, 2012—Three 2012 Kansas high school graduates received the College Board State AP Scholar Award based on their outstanding performance on 2012 Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations. View Article

Review of state assessment results finds calculation error

TOPEKA – The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) has updated statewide information on the 2011-2012 Building Report Card to reflect results only for students who took state-administered assessments after discovering a calculation error related to three districts that were allowed to use ACT assessments in place of state assessments. View Article

Kansas SAT scores up in all areas

TOPEKA -- Kansas public school students saw an increase in mean scores for all content areas on the 2012 SAT college entrance exam, according to information released today by the College Board. View Article

Kansas receives grant to support new school meal requirements

TOPEKA – Kansas will receive $349,715 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist in promoting healthy eating habits and nutrition education in Kansas schools. View Article

Assessment scores take first dip in more than a decade

TOPEKA – Student performance on statewide reading and math assessments saw a slight decline in 2012, the first time since No Child Left Behind was implemented in 2001 that performance has not improved. View Article

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