If the Wichita school board opts to build a new Southeast High School, the old building could house district offices and technical education programs, Superintendent John Allison said Monday.
When Southeast High School opened at Lincoln and Edgemoor in 1957, it was the shining new jewel of the Wichita district.
Enrollment for high school summer school begins Monday in Wichita.
A battle is brewing in the tiny town of Deerfield in western Kansas, where some teachers want to part ways with the nation’s largest teachers union.
Terri Moses, deputy chief of the Wichita Police Department, will be the new executive director of safety and security for Wichita schools, district officials announced Friday.
Wichita school board members plan to decide the future of Southeast High School – whether to expand and renovate the current school or build a new one at 127th Street East and Pawnee – on June 24.
Amid the speculation about Southeast High School – an increasingly contentious debate over whether district officials should renovate the current school or build a new one several miles away – Alicia McMurter thought folks could use an insider’s perspective.
A nonprofit group served more than 4,600 lunches to Wichita school children over spring break. That’s about 1,100 more than the group had expected.
Wichita school board candidates faced questions Wednesday about budgets, priorities and their vision for the district.
A Lawrence Southwest Middle School student was named the K-8 division Kansas state chess champion on Saturday after breaking a three-way tie declared earlier this month at the state chess meet.
The way Wichita school board member Connie Dietz figures it, building a new, $54 million high school in the southeast quadrant of the district could end up saving taxpayers money.
Wichita school district leaders say they would need land to expand Southeast High School and build the amenities promised as part of the 2008 bond issue.
Universities often name people from traditional liberal arts and sciences backgrounds to become their academic chiefs.
A majority of Wichita school board members say they do not support allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools – an option under a bill approved by the Kansas House on Thursday.
A Sedgwick County commissioner said Tuesday he is “disgusted” by the idea of closing Southeast High School and building a new school at 127th Street East and Pawnee.
The Andover school board has voted unanimously to select Greg Rasmussen as the district’s next superintendent, officials announced.
Christina Blair of Shawnee has twin daughters in high school, including an aspiring teacher.
Building a new high school large enough to accommodate Southeast High School’s current enrollment and projected growth would cost about $54 million, Wichita superintendent John Allison told school board members Monday.
Wichita State University announced on Monday the beginning of a major effort to upgrade its ability to conduct and commercialize research.
Wichita residents who oppose closing Southeast High School have launched an online and social media campaign urging school district leaders to stop any plans to move the school.
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