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Kansas Teacher of the Year team tells board: schools need social-emotional supports, literacy focus and mentorship
Summary
Members of the 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year team gave the Board a unified message: students need social-emotional learning and literacy supports, and the profession needs stronger mentorship to retain teachers. Presenters urged continued investment in early childhood and evidence-based reading training.
The 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year team presented eight core themes to the State Board on April 8, emphasizing social-emotional learning (SEL), literacy, early childhood supports and teacher mentorship.
Team members said their statewide visits reinforced three hard truths: schools must address students' social-emotional needs to enable academic learning; Kansas faces a literacy challenge that requires evidence-based instruction; and high-quality early-childhood programs and teacher mentorship are critical to long-term outcomes. The team framed these as complementary parts of student success: content…
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