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April 16, 2026
The 2022-2023 Events Calendar for Early Childhood Programs is now posted to the KSDE Early Childhood webpage.
Episode 11 of the Kansas State Department of Education’s “Insight Podcast” is now available.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education voted to appoint Dr. Jake Steel as the next Kansas education commissioner during their monthly meeting in Topeka this week.
A native of Garden City, Steel will officially assume the commissioner’s role on June 1, succeeding current commissioner Dr. Randy Watson, who announced his intent to retire in September after having served as education commissioner since 2015.
KSDEweekly will be undergoing some changes in the coming weeks.
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