The History of our Public Schools
Wyandotte County, Kansas

FOREWORD

There is strong evidence that educational progress in Kansas has not been adequately treated in any formal publication issued by the state superintendent of public instruction.  There are certain regulatory, supervisory, consultative, and leadership functions which relate to the office of state superintendent of public instruction.  These are prescribed by the state constitution and statutory authority along with powers granted through the development of rules and regulations.  There is obviously a need for a treatise dealing especially with these functions.

Then, too, clarification of the role and relationships of the state superintendent with the state board of education and the state board of vocational education is needed prior to the implementation of Amendment No. 3 which amends the original Article VI of the State Constitution.  The 1968 Session of the state legislature will provide the necessary legislation to make the amendment operative not later than January 14, 1969.

It is fitting that an overview of the official state agency for education be accomplished at this particular time.  Without question, the person best qualified to prepare such a treatise is Mr. Adel F. Throckmorton, who served seventeen years plus eight months as state superintendent of public instruction.  He was approached, and he accepted the responsibility to do the necessary research for and the writing of the manuscript.  The publication of Kansas Educational Progress will add much to the history of education in this state.

William Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, published by Andreas, 1883
Chapter:  Schools of Kansas

History of Wyandotte County Kansas and its people ed. and comp. by Perl W. Morgan. Chicago, The Lewis publishing company, 1911
Chapter: Educational Interests

History of the Kansas City, KS Public Schools by Nellie McGuinn, 1961

Kansas School Districts - July 1, 2002