Kansas News Service

Kansas State University fired men's basketball coach Jerome Tang after he said the team's athletes didn't deserve to wear the Wildcats uniform. (K-State Athletics) Kansas State University officials say Jerome Tang’s dismissal was “for cause,” meaning the university will not pay an $18 million buyout to end the contract. Tang has said he plans to fight the firing. By Dylan Lysen Kansas News Service Kansas State University fired the head coach of its men's basketball team just days after he...

Arrowhead Stadium in Jackson County, Missouri. Critics of Kansas' plan to draw the Kansas City Chiefs away from Arrowhead to a new stadium in Wyandotte County represent both the Republican and the Democratic parties. (Carlos Moreno / KCUR) In ongoing debates over the NFL team’s planned move to Kansas, Republicans and Democrats are forming rare alliances on both sides of the issue. By Zane Irwin Kansas News Service In a crowded hearing in Topeka last week, Kansas lawmakers drilled a lawyer for...

Carlos Moreno / KCUR A recent study gives a dire snapshot of the teaching profession. Why are so many teachers leaving — or thinking about it? By Daniel Caudill Kansas News Service A recent study by the Center for American Progress found that 70 percent of U.S. teachers with five or fewer years of experience have left or considered leaving the field. Here’s a look at what some teachers are saying and how local districts are trying to support teachers and keep them in the classroom: Why are...