Three candidates running for the Kansas State Board of Education seat representing the state’s most rural district covering most of western Kansas are taking different approaches to education funding and to diversity, equity and inclusion. Republicans Jean Clifford and Kelly Ancar and Democrat Lorie Wood all hope to represent the 5th District, which oversees Kansas K-12 public schools, Kansas Reflector writes.
The candidates’ differences center on funding strategies and DEI priorities as they campaign for the seat. The outcome will determine who represents the 5th District’s interests at the state level for K-12 education policy.