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March 10, 2010
Updated at 12:10 p.m.
KANSAS NEWS
[Click here to be taken to an archive of stories from the past seven days]
Chapman reconstruction project remains on target
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
Abilene board continues search
[Abilene Reflector-Chronicle]
USD 470 meets new ACPD officer -- School board appoints committee, meets new drug dog
[Arkansas City Traveler]
Board to focus on redux -- School board to focus on proposed redevelopment district plan
[Arkansas City Traveler]
377 community forum about budget issues
[Atchison Globe]
Larkin resigns; Karslake contract not renewed -- School Board votes 6-1 on Lincoln School principal
[Augusta Gazette]
Legislators: Schools will get a pass on further cuts
[Clay Center Dispatch]
Superintendent has goal to maintain class size
[Concordia Blade-Empire]
Six teachers cut in North Lyon County
[Emporia Gazette]
Speaking Out
[Emporia Gazette]
Teamwork
[Emporia Gazette]
Sports Suddenly On the Chopping Block in Some Cash-Strapped School Districts
[Fox4KC]
USD 363 gets good news after audit
[Garden City Telegram]
Good recognized at USD 457 BOE meeting
[Garden City Telegram]
Principal position reduced
[Garden City Telegram]
Police, district respond to rumors of possible shooting
[Garden City Telegram]
All roads lead to Hays
[Hays Daily]
USD 489 board approves extension of administrators' contracts
[Hays Daily]
School chief on leave from post resigns -- Kingman superintendent arrested in Dec. on suspicion of DUI cites 'personal reasons'
[Hutchinson News]
School relishing trip to state after 16-year absence
[Hutchinson News]
Lawmakers nix parts of merger bill -- Six school districts would've lost funding, been forced to consolidate otherwise
[Hutchinson News]
Staff cuts figure heavily in 308 budget scenarios
[Hutchinson News]
Roosevelt's ghost
[Hutchinson News]
Tax fallacies
[Hutchinson News]
Ghost of budget future
[Hutchinson News]
Budget Cuts Could Force School Closure -- More classroom cuts are causing a Kansas school to shut its doors indefinitely.
[KAKE]
Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley school districts propose staff reductions
[Kansas City Star]
Blue Valley school administrators propose budget cuts
[Kansas City Star]
Shawnee Mission Schools Cutting $10 Million, 128 Jobs
[KCTV]
Hutchinson School Board Considers Cuts
[Kansas CW]
Clearwater Approves School Closure
[Kansas CW]
Tough Choices Ahead For KCK Schools -- Administrators Look To Close $14M Budget Gap
[KMBC]
Blue Valley Schools List $9M In Cuts -- School District Facing Decreased Revenue
[KMBC]
What cutting KS teachers now could mean in the future
[KSN]
USD 259 unveils community priorities in local schools
[KSN]
Senate panel hears support for higher taxes
[KSNT]
Shorter school weeks throughout Kansas?
[KSNT]
Silver Lake students help turn school green with new program
[KTKA]
School board approves plan to close budget gap without closing schools -- East Heights Child Development Center would still close
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Property tax legislation gets major alteration in committee
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Lawmakers consider imposing ‘soda tax’ as way to narrow budget deficit
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Regents hire Andy Tompkins as regents president and chief executive officer
[Lawrence Journal-World]
Great choice -- The Kansas Board of Regents only needed one interview to find the right person to become its new CEO.
[Lawrence Journal-World]
School board approves moving forward with restructuring process
[Liberal High Plains Leader]
The wisdom of the road
[Louisburg Herald]
School district recognizes Teachers of the Year
[Louisburg Herald]
District takes important step
[Louisburg Herald]
State legislature to debate tax issues
[Louisburg Herald]
Schools are not businesses
[McPherson Sentinel]
Roller-skating a source of fun, exercise
[Miami Republic]
D.A.R.E. program to forge ahead despite budget cuts
[Miami Republic]
Burrton school board member issues resignation
[Newton Kansan]
Elementary school to close in Marion County
[Newton Kansan]
The secrets behind school lunch
[Newton Kansan]
Iditarod musher visits Sunset
[Newton Kansan]
East selected as one of 20 model schools
[Olathe News]
Community partners increase aid to Olathe’s Title I schools
[Olathe News]
Olathe culinary students advance to nationals
[Olathe News]
Board could cut principal to half time
[Ottawa Herald]
Lawmaker says ‘stay tuned’ for more budget work
[Ottawa Herald]
West Franklin School Board considers cost-cutting options after loss of state aid
[Ottawa Herald]
District to consider educational gardens
[Salina Journal]
De Soto school board cuts $788,700 from budget
[Shawnee Dispatch]
De Soto USD 232 going to staff to shrink budget
[Shawnee Dispatch]
Shawnee Mission USD 512 proposes $9.9 million in reductions
[Shawnee Dispatch]
Teacher positions included in Shawnee Mission cuts
[Shawnee Dispatch]
SMS teachers will not be fired -- USD 480 Board chooses plan to restructure South Middle School
[Southwest Times]
Students make plea to Topeka
[Tonganoxie Mirror]
Judge denies teen's request
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Editorial: Merge districts
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Bill would cut smaller schools
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Gordon seeks K-12 budget clarity
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Class teaches business basics
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Seaman board discusses shortfall
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
Smoking tax debated -- Proposed hike supported by school, health officials
[Topeka Capital-Journal]
KSU Elementary Education Program Receives National Honor -- Kansas State University's bachelor's degree program in elementary education is being honored with the 2010 Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award from the Association of Teacher Educators
[WIBW]
Seaman Baseball Player, Family Struck Out In Court
[WIBW]
Community Collaboration Nets Money For Local Schools
[WIBW]
Wichita school board members review layoff process
[Wichita Eagle]
Wichita school board discusses job reductions, incentives
[Wichita Liberty]
USD 465 buys new cooling unit
[Winfield Courier]
Cutting calories during school hours
[Winfield Courier]
Udall shortens school calendar
[Winfield Courier]
National News
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** Draft Common Standards Elicit Kudos and Criticism
[Education Week]
** NAEP Board Curbs Special Ed. and ELL Exclusions
[Education Week]
** Panel Releases Proposal to Set U.S. Standards for Education
[New York Times]
Scholar Diane Ravitch: 'We've lost sight' of schools' goal
[USA Today]
Lag time in tracing tainted food puts kids at risk
[USA Today]
Firing teachers: First step to reform or useless effort?
[USA Today]
** Governors, state school superintendents propose common academic standards
[Washington Post]
** “Eyeballs in the Fridge”--New data on what drives males, females into science
[Washington Post]
** The problem(s) with the Common Core standards
[Washington Post]
House bill limits school use of restraints
[Yahoo News]
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