People are talking about tech in Kansas schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation temperature, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
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State report
Kansas
About 422k students · 95 districts checked57
WarmRank 37 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 19 signals in 11 events
Where the heat comes from
Hottest districts in Kansas
Latest across Kansas
- Elkhart USD 218 deploys ZeroEyes AI gun detection (vendor release)
- Lawrence school board disbands its AI committee
- Santa Fe Trail USD 434 board agenda lists AI policy amendment
- Kansas BOE District 1 candidates back K-2 screen limits, AI guardrails
- Kansas Board of Education District 3 candidates split on classroom tech and AI
- Kansas program helps districts set stoplight AI use levels
- Lawrence KS board hears AI guiding principles, policy not until 2027
- Lawrence USD 497 board hears path to AI policy with data-privacy principles
Research coverage
We've checked 95 of 286 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not quiet. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
Kansas districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Unified School District 497 | 38 | Mild | 4 |
| Bonner Springs Unified School District 204 | 32 | Mild | 2 |
| Elkhart Unified School District 218 | 24 | Mild | 1 |
| Kansas City Unified School District 500 | 14 | Cool | 1 |
| Olathe Unified School District 233 | 14 | Cool | 1 |
| Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District | 14 | Cool | 2 |
| Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
We also checked 88 other districts in Kansas and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States with signals
National signals, not mapped