<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alana McWilliams for SBOE District 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alana McWilliams for SBOE District 7]]></description><link>https://www.alanamcwilliams.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:19:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.alanamcwilliams.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why a Homeschool Mom Is Running for Kansas State Board of Education | Alana McWilliams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alana McWilliams explains why she homeschools, advocates for public school students, and is running for Kansas State Board of Education District 7. Whose running for State Board of Education for Hutchinson, Salina, Newton, Great Bend, Pratt, Valley Center, Maize, Larned, Lyons, Kingman, and many smaller towns throughout the region.]]></description><link>https://www.alanamcwilliams.com/post/why-a-homeschool-mom-is-running-for-kansas-state-board-of-education-alana-mcwilliams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a25b64b750b8b39abbb920c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:47:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0246b_d3cea9cb2aba4bd783e647cbde135d37~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alana McWilliams for SBOE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Kansas Education Needs Parents at the Table | Alana McWilliams]]></title><description><![CDATA["Not credentialed enough to be part of the solution." I've heard that. So let me introduce you to the company I keep. I have had the privilege of sitting down with some of the sharpest minds in the structured literacy movement… the OGs. People who were pushing for this change 40, 30, 20 years ago. Who have since gone on to found schools and write their own curriculum. Fighting the same battle I had to fight for my own kids. People who believe in public education and believe it's failing too...]]></description><link>https://www.alanamcwilliams.com/post/why-kansas-education-needs-parents-at-the-table-alana-mcwilliams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a25b4bcbcf454bfefd9149c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:15:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0246b_9e51034f7e2b45069b3004d782458c3a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alana McWilliams for SBOE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing Kansas Reading Gaps Requires More Reading, Not Less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kansas reading scores won't improve if students read less. New RAND data shows why struggling readers need more books, knowledge, and support.Learn where Alana McWilliams is running for Kansas State Board of Education District 7, including Wichita, Salina, Great Bend, Newton, Hutchinson-area communities, and more.]]></description><link>https://www.alanamcwilliams.com/post/closing-kansas-reading-gaps-requires-more-reading-not-less</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a25b2b9750b8b39abbb8ada</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:09:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0246b_1955b02f21084815997ba8ea242cf8df~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alana McWilliams for SBOE</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>