Kansas governor nixes bill requiring high schoolers to pass citizenship test

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 407

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — Kansas legislators were unsuccessful in their attempt to mandate high school students pass an American citizenship test to graduate.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill on Thursday that also would have required students to receive instruction on communist, fascist and socialist regimes.

Kelly said in a statement she supported the idea of civics education, but the Legislature wasn’t the right body to dictate it. She said she agrees with lawmakers “who …

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