Central Kansas education board candidates have competing views on literacy, cellphones, funding

By: Baya Burgess

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 1,002

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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TOPEKA — While a Democratic State Board of Education candidate believes all Kansas families should choose public school, her Republican opponent for the south-central district homeschools her three children.

And both candidates have different approaches to improving literacy, public school funding and cellphone use in the classroom.

The Republican running to represent the board’s 7th District, Alana McWilliams of Abilene, said public schools failed to meet her children’s reading needs and that she wants to …

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