Every Kansas Kid Deserves to Read.
Let's focus on teacher training, informed parents, and student outcomes.
Ed Snapshot
What the Numbers Tell Us
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1 in 4
Kansas kids reading at grade level
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90%
Of Kansas kids who receive intervention by age 9 will read on grade level.
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Kindergarten
The most effective grade to intervene with students who are struggling.
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Teachers
Supporting teachers with right training and tools is most effective way to support learners.
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$19,000
Average spending per student.
The Problem Kansas
Needs to Name
"Kansas parents don't expect perfection. They do expect honesty."
Kids aren't reading.
Only one in four Kansas students are reading at grade level. Not because they lack ability, because the classrooms they sit in aren't using the instruction that decades of science has proven works.
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When the scores got embarrassing, the Kansas State Board of Education's answer wasn't better instruction. It was a softer test. Eighth-grade reading "proficiency" jumped 17 points overnight. Same students, weaker standard, no kids actually reading better.
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Kansas spends nearly $19,000 per student, per year. The outcomes keep declining. When a child can't read by third grade, every door starts to close. The consequences don't stop at graduation. Families, communities, and taxpayers carry that cost for decades.
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Parents deserve the truth about their children's education. Not excuses, not politics, just the facts.
What Happens When Parents
Finally Have a Seat at the Table.
Teachers With the Right Tools
Kansas teachers are asking for proven reading instruction. Alana will fight for training and curriculum that gets structured literacy into every K–3 classroom, not just adopted on paper.
Accountability Parents Can See
Kansas families deserve clear answers about student achievement. Alana will champion transparent, easy-to-understand reporting that focuses on student outcomes.
Real Goals. Honest Reporting.
HB 2485 sets a target: 90% of Kansas students reading at grade level by 2033. Alana will treat that as a commitment and refuse to move the bar when the numbers are uncomfortable.
A Mom Who Knows
Alana McWilliams is a Kansas mom, public school graduate, and an entrepreneur running for Kansas State Board of Education, District 7. Like many parents, she found herself searching for answers when two of her children were diagnosed with dyslexia. Her research revealed a simple truth: effective reading instruction exists, and every child deserves access to it.
ALANA SUPPORTS