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The Day After Brown (U.S. National Park Service)

Published May 17, 2024 08:16PM

The Day After Brown (U.S. National Park Service)

Monroe Elementary School auditorium ca. 1940s.

At 12 noon on Monday, May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (347 U.S. 483) the landmark decision that ended legal segregation of public educational facilities in the United States.This day was a long time coming as the case was first filed in U.S. District Court, District of Kansas in Topeka on February 28, 1951. On June 25th of that year, Topeka attorneys Charles Bledsoe and Charles and John Scott along with Robert Carter an ... Read more

KDOT announces approved April bids

The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place April 17, 2024, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on ... Read more

Brown vs. Board: Topeka’s first Black female superintenden

In 1950, the NAACP asked third-grader Linda Brown’s father to be one of a handful of plaintiffs in what would become Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor, ending ... Read more

Dallas Assistant City Manager Robert Perez Hired to Lead Top

Dallas Interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert will have one more change to make on her new organizational chart. Assistant City Manager Robert Perez is leaving for Topeka, Kansas.

Perez has been chosen as the lone finalist for Topek ... Read more

Kansas issues new Medicaid contracts with emphasis on expanding care, maternal needs

Published May 16, 2024 02:18PM

TOPEKA — Kansas health officials have selected three health care insurance companies to manage the state’s privatized Medicaid system after conducting the selection process for the first time in six years.

These managed care organizations will serve KanCare, the state’s system for the federal Medicaid program. In a Tuesday contract announcement, Kansas Department of Health and Environment officials said the determination process focused on the needs of the 458,000 Kansans enrolled for services.

“This was a majo ... Read more

Surveillance Video Shows Colorado Man Driving Stolen Car Thr

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After struggling to get the vehicle out, the man just decided to bulldoze through the industrial garage door.

When the night crew arrived at a Topeka, Kansas dealership, they found a ... Read more

Nedra Rhone: Fulfilling the promise of Brown v. Board of Edu

But milestone anniversaries like this one are moments ripe for reflection and debate. And, over the decades, many luminaries in the fields of law and education have expounded the legacy and effectiveness of Brown v. Board of Education.

S ... Read more

How Brown v. Board of Education informed Topeka superintende

Rising at 2 a.m. daily, Topeka Public Schools superintendent Tiffany Anderson for the past year thought about how to encourage parents to be their child's first teacher through the legacy of the historic Brown v. Board of Education case.

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.

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