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Suzanne Perez

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Education Reporter at KMUW-FM (Wichita, KS)

Ed reporter @KMUW (@npr for Wichita) and @ksnewsservice. Co-host of the award-winning @BooksandWhatnot podcast. Creator of the #ReadICT Challenge. Books = life.

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  • 3 days ago | kmuw.org | Suzanne Perez

    WICHITA, Kansas — Wichita school district leaders say some student records at Southeast High School were changed — possibly to meet graduation requirements — and the district is investigating allegations of grade fixing at the school. Southeast High’s principal, Claudia Cooper, was replaced unexpectedly last week. In an email to employees, Lauren Hatfield, assistant superintendent of secondary schools, said Connie Redic would serve as Southeast’s principal for the coming school year.

  • 3 days ago | kake.com | Suzanne Perez

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  • 4 days ago | kmuw.org | Suzanne Perez |Meg Britton-Mehlisch

    The candidates for this year’s local elections are set. Fourteen candidates are running for seats on the Wichita school board, as four current members seek re-election. Ten candidates have filed for seats on the Wichita City Council, including two incumbents. The primary election is Aug. 5 and the general election is Nov. 4. All races for Wichita City Council and the USD 259 school board are nonpartisan. Three City Council districts will have elections this year: Districts 1, 3 and 6.

  • 1 week ago | kmuw.org | Suzanne Perez

    I learned about Meredith Hambrock’s novel, She’s a Lamb!, from my colleague Haley, who stopped me in the kitchen one day and said, “I’m reading a book you would love. It’s super weird, and it’s about musical theater.”Say no more, I thought. Sign. Me. Up.Then I read the blurb from Library Journal: “For readers who enjoy dark, uncomfortable humor and tales of mental spiraling.”Seriously, was this novel written just for me?

  • 2 weeks ago | kmuw.org | Suzanne Perez

    Wichita teachers and other district employees would get pay raises under tentative contract agreements announced Friday. The district's one-year deal with United Teachers of Wichita would raise teacher salaries by 3%. Teachers would keep their current health insurance plans and premiums. A contract with the Service Employees International Union features a 3% pay raise for custodians, food service workers and other classified employees.

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Suzanne Perez
Suzanne Perez @SuzPerezICT
26 Feb 25

CORRECTION: Election office has reposted this batch of votes as NOT final... part of one precinct has not yet reported. Stay tuned....

Suzanne Perez
Suzanne Perez @SuzPerezICT

BREAKING: Voters in the @WichitaUSD259 district have narrowly rejected a $450 million bond issue to build and renovate schools. Final (unofficial) vote tally is 13,506 against to 13,278 in favor. #ksed

Suzanne Perez
Suzanne Perez @SuzPerezICT
26 Feb 25

BREAKING: Voters in the @WichitaUSD259 district have narrowly rejected a $450 million bond issue to build and renovate schools. Final (unofficial) vote tally is 13,506 against to 13,278 in favor. #ksed

Suzanne Perez
Suzanne Perez @SuzPerezICT
26 Feb 25

With slightly more than half the total vote counted, opponents of the @WichitaUSD259 bond issue are still slightly ahead. Latest unofficial count shows 9,610 no to 9,210 yes. #ksed