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07.21.08
VCHS to test new schedule
[Ark Valley News]
Officer elections for Augusta School Board
[Augusta Gazette]
School board votes to move modular buildings to DCMS
[Dodge City Globe]
USD 490 approves consent calendar
[El Dorado Times]
BOE approves milk bids for 2008-09
[El Dorado Times]
Emporia bus drivers place in competition
[Emporia Gazette]
First years important to children's development
[Fort Scott Tribune]
Local youths prepare for return to school halls
[Fort Scott Tribune]
Teachers become students for a time
[Garden City Telegram]
USD 336 board calls special meeting on bond issue
Royal Valley proposes single-mill increase for budget
[Holton Recorder]
Proposed HCC budget will boost tuition by $1
[Hutchinson News]
Poll: Roberts leads race; critics say it's all in the ads
[Hutchinson News]
GOP races offer most Aug. drama -- Democratic contests for House and Senate primary shy on candidates
[Hutchinson News]
Learning the lesson of surprise inflation -- As costs erode Hutch school projects, other districts change pricing strategy
[Hutchinson News]
** Craft Says Spending Could Be Cut
[Junction City Daily Union]
Slattery: NCLB needs funded
[Kansas City Kansan]
** For sixth time, Bysfield will lead Shawnee Mission school board
[Kansas City Star]
** Bongo Barry teaches kids with a beat
[Kansas City Star]
Fundraiser for Chapman teachers after tornado
[KSN-Wichita]
Sebelius on short list for Obama running mate
[KSN-Wichita]
Kan. teaching pool can’t stanch leaks -- Poor retention rates a major factor in statewide shortages
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Election may create new challenge to evolution -- State Board of Education’s moderate majority at stake
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Area high schools offer students options
[Leavenworth Lamp]
...And Nichols makes five
[Leavenworth Times]
School board members pass teacher agreement
[Leavenworth Times]
Board accepts cut policy document
[McPherson Sentinel]
Olathe school board discusses tax relief
[Olathe News]
** Tech college shows off at show
[Pittsburg Morning Sun]
School board to consider bids to resurface South High track
[Salina Journal]
Chapman tornado: 'We know that schools are going to survive' -- With schools as focus, town looks to future
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Bused students have choice now
[Wichita Eagle]
West Elk schools restructured to keep district going
[Winfield Courier]
Texas OKs standards for elective Bible classes -- Court rejects calls for specific teaching guidelines for religous classes
[MSNBC]
Spellings: Reform Higher Ed From Within, Or Congress Will
[Diverse Magazine]
** The Next Kind of Integration
[New York Times]
Budget woes force cuts in summer-school programs
[USA Today]
07.17.08
Solomon board gets good news on district's finances
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
Abilene to seek Safe Routes to Schools route
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
Solomon board expresses support for Chapman
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
Abilene board hears about inflationary factors
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
USD 377 approves assigned enrollment
[Atchison Globe]
School board holds line on most costs
[Baldwin City Signal]
SRO position lauded by city, school board
[Baldwin City Signal]
SRO bringing smiles
[Baldwin City Signal]
Bonner looking at tighter budget
[Bonner Springs Chieftan]
District to evaluate online driver’s education
[Bonner Springs Chieftan]
School board accepts bid on access control system
[Concordia Blade-Empire]
New Derby teachers welcomed to USD 260
[Derby Reporter]
BOE to hold first meeting of 2008-09 school year
[Derby Reporter]
De Soto district looking to lock in diesel fuel price
[De Soto Explorer]
District to form committee to select architect finalists
[De Soto Explorer]
High school student shows art work at Carnegie Hall in New York
[Dodge City Globe]
"Bookworm Bob" Literacy Bus driving into Dodge
[Dodge City Globe]
USD 328 keeps current grad recognition
[Ellsworth Independent/Reporter]
USD 491 to keep budget promise
[Eudora News]
Keeping kids safe -- Highway patrol performs bus inspections to prepare for a new school year
[Fort Scott Tribune]
District unlikely to meet testing standards
[Garden City Telegram]
Board to have budget hearing
[Garden City Telegram]
USD 457 proposes mill levy decrease
[Garden City Telegram]
Changes in state's open meetings law subtle but important
[Hays Daily]
Brandt vs. USD 410 goes to court
[Hillsboro Free Press]
USD 410 board reduces book fees
[Hillsboro Free Press]
USD 410 board thanks HHS administrators
[Hillsboro Free Press]
A Moran move may cause shift -- Kan. political brew may be stirred if congressman runs for Senate.
[Hutchinson News]
Senate ambition -- Moran should be open with voters about plans for 2010 run
[Hutchinson News]
Rock Hills okays middle school football co-op with Jewell
[Jewell County News]
KCK students earn awards by reading this summer
[Kansas City Kansan]
ATS gets a new name
[Kansas City Kansan]
** Civic leader/Board Member Craig Denny wins state outstanding citizen award
[Kansas City Star]
** Primary in 37th Senate District matches two political veterans
[Kansas City Star]
** JCCC Board of Trustees approves additional spending
[Kansas City Star]
** 24th District Democratic candidates share many goals
[Kansas City Star]
Clock Ticks for School Immunizations
[KSN-Topeka]
Spar Once Again Standing at THS
[KSN-Topeka]
Wichita schools in danger of overcrowding
[KSN-Wichita]
Governor endorses Gilstrap’s Democratic opponent -- Sebelius, Kansas Senate minority leader come out for Kelly Kultala
[Lansing Current]
Teachers take in Civil War history
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Lansing School Board approves dates for dedication
[Leavenworth Times]
Students earn national title
[Leavenworth Times]
Candidates make their cases to voters
[Leavenworth Times]
Technology students fare well at national contest
[Louisburg Herald]
School board sets hearing on budget for 2008-09
[Marysville Advocate]
Tolle elected school board president
[McPherson Sentinel]
Schroeder seeks to represent rural Kansas
[Newton Kansan]
Rep. candidates for House seat offer views
[Newton Kansan]
Meal Costs Inch Up -- USD 367 Will Charge $.10 More For School Meals
[Newton Kansan]
** New PHS almost ready for students
[Pittsburg Morning Sun]
School district, teachers agree on pay increase
[Salina Journal]
Hileman selected as teacher ambassador
[Shawnee Dispatch]
10th Senate District: Familiar faces to compete for Republican nomination
[Shawnee Dispatch]
Shawnee residents vie for GOP nod to state BOE
[Shawnee Dispatch]
City, school board talk budgets -- School budget accounts for previous tax filing error; city plans to hold line on mill levy
[Tonganoxie Mirror]
School board approves new president at busy meeting
[Tonganoxie Mirror]
Buses inspected for back-to-school safety
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Wichita school district to join Westar case
[Wichita Eagle]
Cyberbullying grows bigger and meaner with photos, video
[USA Today]
Budget cuts force teachers to act as nurses
[USA Today]
Renegade parents teach old math on the sly -- Math Wars rage as traditional methods give way to concept-based math
[MSNBC]
McCain's Education Plan Includes a Policy Departure
[NY Sun]
** A School Where One Size Doesn't Fit All -- Educator Hopes to Create Student-Centered Model
[Washington Post]
07.15.08
CHS principal reflects on resolve shown by community
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
377 nears decision on rezoning
[Atchison Globe]
Booster club supports students at all times
[Atchison Globe]
George tells students to continue learning, growing
[Dodge City Globe]
USD 490 to discuss reorganization of BOE, appoint members
[El Dorado Times]
Grange to seek third term
[El Dorado Times]
Trustees discuss student judicial process
[El Dorado Times]
Board of Education reorganizes for year
[Emporia Gazette]
GCCC scales back mill increase
[Garden City Telegram]
Board to review budget, test scores
[Garden City Telegram]
Holcomb school board to discuss budget for next year
[Garden City Telegram]
Garden Plain teen is delegate to Democratic National Convention
[Goddard Times-Sentinel]
Plains bring new Ellis superintendent back to western Kansas
[Hays Daily]
Legislators to do their part to cut spending
[Hutchinson News]
Hutch school bonds -- District should use expedient but open process to revise plans
[Hutchinson News]
Despite high bids, district leader remains optimistic -- USD 308 officials now evaluating how to return projects to within budget
[Hutchinson News]
School board delays action on high bids -- Architects given time to trim cost of high school project
[Hutchinson News]
Future teacher finds lifeguard duty good career training
[Hutchinson News]
Vandals hit McCandless school
[Hutchinson News]
Conservatives push for Senate seats
[Hutchinson News]
Kansas Democrats upset over Roberts' campaign ad
[Hutchinson News]
Shawnee Heights Bus Driver to Compete in International Competition
[KSN-Topeka]
Bus Driver Gearing Up For Competition
[KSN-Topeka]
Kansas Legislative Leaders to Cut Spending
[KSN-Topeka]
501 School Board Elects New Officers
[KSN-Topeka]
Legislators traveling on taxpayers’ dime
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Local teacher chosen for Bill of Rights trip
[Lawrence Journal-World]
National contest honors history students
[Lawrence Journal-World]
District to minimize potential tax increase
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Navinsky seeks House seat
[Leavenworth Times]
$25M school bond issue gets boost from increase in district's valuation
[Marysville Advocate]
School board discusses mailer regarding sales tax
[Olathe News]
** USD 250 moving forward with additions
[Pittsburg Morning Sun]
** USD 248 receives proposed budget, sets hearing
[Pittsburg Morning Sun]
** PSU receives $598,000 for engineering scholarships
[Pittsburg Morning Sun]
Ell-Saline OKs student to wrestle for Minneapolis
[Salina Journal]
School district windfall to go to teachers
[Salina Journal]
Daily Dose: 501's Singer ahead of the curve -- Superintendent one of only four school officials in the state to earn a $200,00 paycheck
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Seaman board OKs mill levy increase
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
KATS director moving to Washburn -- New role has school head reporting to VP of academic affairs
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Property values put schools to test
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
New USD 501 superintendent is off to a great start
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Board exempts retirees from teacher testing
[Wichita Eagle]
Shortage of teachers means shortage of nurses -- Crisis expected to worsen as schools turn away thousands of students
[MSNBC]
Town split over teacher accused of preaching -- Ohio science teacher, 53, accused of burning crosses into students' arms
[MSNBC]
Report: Not enough graduating with science, math degrees
[USA Today]
Schools cutting bus service because of fuel prices
[USA Today]
Kids urged to walk, bike to school
[USA Today]
07.11.08
Chapman board OKs two floor projects
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
Jeffcoat Foundation awards $10,000 for special U.S.D. 435 eye project
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
Johnston files for 75th District seat
[El Dorado Times]
Trustees target 1.5-mill increase
[Garden City Telegram]
Costs place USD 308 projects in jeopardy
[Hutchinson News]
National contest honors history students
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Eudora school under construction
[Lawrence Journal-World]
De Soto teacher picked for national fellowship
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Easton School Board approves gym roof plans
[Leavenworth Times]
Lansing students take national FBLA title
[Leavenworth Times]
Welcomes offered to new superintendent
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Teacher's 'extra push' helps troubled teens
[courier-journal.com]
Economy Takes Toll On Education Funding
[National Public Radio]
07.10.08
(Texas) AG: School Bible course passes constitutional muster
[Houston Chronicle]
California mandates testing every eighth-grader in algebra -- ready or not
[LA Times]
Schools cutting bus service because of fuel prices
[USAToday.com]
Top cops in school -- Police have impact on local schools
[Arkansas City Traveler]
Leach makes run for Senate
[Arkansas City Traveler]
Newkirk takes 409 helm
[Atchison Daily Globe]
Driver’s education finds success online
[Bonner Springs Chieftain]
$75 million bond issue put to vote
[DeSoto Explorer]
Teachers, board agree on 4.9 percent raise
[DeSoto Explorer]
USD 491 receives $3 million grant
[Eudora News]
KU honors USD 491 teachers
[Eudora News]
Students get hands dirty with school garden
[Johnson County Sun]
District looks to cut the budget, lower mills
[Kansas City Kansan]
** Lawsuit over Spanish ban in school dropped
[Kansas City Star]
District to minimize potential tax increase
[Lawrence Journal-World]
** Education board candidates face off in Manhattan
[Manhattan Mercury]
$25M school bond issue gets boost from increase in district's valuation
[Marysville Advocate]
Prices taking bite out of school budgets
[Tonganoxie Mirror]
** Silver Lake school board reviews logo options - Alternate Power Eagle design presented to board
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
** Teacher gives up license to state
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Senate District 32 race focuses on roads, education
[Wichita Eagle]
District 31 hopefuls differ on vision
[Wichita Eagle]
07.09.08
The Impact of High-Stakes Testing on Student Proficiency in Low- Stakes Subjects
[Education News]
School cafeterias struggling to keep food on the table
[USAToday.com]
Area bank donates $3,000 to U.S.D. 473
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
West's donates $13,463 to schools
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
USD-379 to toughen, clarify drug rules
[Clay Center Dispatch]
A unique field trip
[El Dorado Times]
Spangler files for 70th District seat
[El Dorado Times]
Uncertain future
[Garden City Telegram]
Parties still working out details of HCC faculty contract
[Hutchinson News]
** De Soto school board votes to put bond issue on ballot — again
[Kansas City Star]
Schools feel the squeeze
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Bomb squad blows up suspicious package
[Leavenworth Times]
Enrollment tumble pushes LOB higher
[Pratt Tribune]
** With a smile and his own tune, Singer begins job atop USD 501
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
** Education mandate a 'difficult standard' -- Districts trying to fill more jobs with highly qualified teachers
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Panel: Candidate can run in only one race
[Wichita Eagle]
07.08.08
No time to close book -- Though threatened, reading program is working
[Boston Herald]
Undocumented students have a degree of anxiety
[LA Times]
** Technology reshapes America's classrooms
[Washington Post]
CHS grad produces slide show with benefits going to school fund
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
Budget process starting up at 409
[Atchison Globe]
Group gathers school supplies for those in need
[Atchison Globe]
USD 234 board adopts cyberbullying policy
[Fort Scott Tribune]
Teachers Union and BOE to meet
[Harvey County Independent]
Candidate returns to local newspaper approach
[Hutchinson News]
Immigrant Tuition Law Costs State Nearly $175,000
[KAKE-Wichita]
School lunch prices increase
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Voters to decide $75M school bond
[Lawrence Journal-World]
07.07.08
Kelley named to state board of transparency
[Arkansas City Traveler]
Work begins on bond projects
[Ark Valley News]
BOE intends to secure management services
[Augusta Gazette]
School board OK's 3.5 percent salary hike
[Clay Center Dispatch]
Board expected to approve bond
[De Soto Explorer]
Dodge City Democrat seeking seat in Kansas Senate
[Dodge City Globe]
Gym floor leaves long hoops legacy
[Dodge City Globe]
State teachers group endorses Kitty Frank for Kansas Senate
[Emporia Gazette]
Grosdidier hopes to pick up where Kobza left off
[Eudora News]
District caps old gas well at construction site
[Eudora News]
Eudora USD 491 receives federal grant -- $750,000 to be used to improve quality of life of community children
[Eudora News]
Palmer achieves perfect attendance recognition
[Fort Scott Tribune]
Horgan receives KNEA endorsement
[Fort Scott Tribune]
State middle
[Garden City Telegram]
Cimarron's new school superintendent starts
[Garden City Telegram]
Critics of tuition break for immigrants vow to fight
[Hutchinson News]
Musical revenue -- When state extends a tax break, local taxpayers often pay the price
[Hutchinson News]
Side-by-side Seward Co. college, technical school to merge
[Hutchinson News]
KCK Public Schools employees to get 4-percent pay raise
[Kansas City Kansan]
Sebelius Begins Talks About New Education Council
[KAKE]
Federal grant nets Eudora schools $750,000
[Lawrence Journal-World]
District board member set to become next president
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Bigger tax refunds lop state budget
[Lawrence Journal-World]
KanREN appoints executive director
[Lawrence Journal-World]
School meal program attracts number of children
[Leavenworth Times]
Board of education takes up series of reorganizational measures
[Leavenworth Times]
Board approves parent liaison
[Leavenworth Times]
MHS in need of $60K in repairs
[McPherson Sentinel]
District to spend $4M in bond money on upgrades this summer
[Olathe News]
Mandates press Skyline to raise LOB
[Pratt Tribune]
** Gov kicks off talks of new education council
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
** Heights teen returns from paging in D.C.
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
** Justices won't hear Kansas tuition case
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
** State $61 million short of expectations -- Sebelius says Kansas lucky despite shortfall
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
** Schools eyeing food prices -- One small increase can multiply into large expenditures
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
** KATS to begin construction training program
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Construction behind schedule on 2 schools
[Wichita Eagle]
State BOE candidate disqualified
[Wichita Eagle]
Group wants bond proposal withdrawn
[Wichita Eagle]
Halstead teachers reject contract
[Wichita Eagle]
Oxford gets full-time art teacher -- •Winfield’s Tasker fills void that has been there for 20-plus years.
[Winfield Courier]
Illegal immigrants face threat of no college
[USA Today]
6 states to design own plans for fixing schools
[USA Today]
Ex-science director sues Texas agency in creationism tiff
[USA Today]
** Audit Finds Abuse of Education Dept. Credit Cards
[Washington Post]
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