Districts weigh consolidation as state aid cuts bite
Facing shrinking enrollment and reduced per pupil funding, Hanston and Pawnee Heights voters rejected a plan to merge with Burdett, Houston, and Rozel locally. Officials feared longer bus rides and loss of local control, prompting talks of a one year cooperative agreement and potential ties to Jetmore or Larned districts.
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Rozel
Burdett
BSAPP
Honston
Pawnee Heights
Burdett Area
Houston
Mike Salmans
Dan Binder
Binder
Hanston
Larned
Katie Ruff
Lonnie Ruff
Tea party leaders shun extremists at rallies confront racist signs
Waco Tea Party president Toby Marie Walker says members would not display racist signs after a group arrived at a public park protest. Local tea party groups cut speakers, with Alabama attorney John Eidsmoe pulling out in Wisconsin and Orly Taitz dropped from a Pleasanton tax-day rally amid questions over views.
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Toby Marie Walker
Waco Tea Party
Alabama
John Eidsmoe
Wausau
Wis
Pleasanton
Calif
Orly Taitz
Obama
U.S
Exhibit emphasizes kid friendly human body learning
A speaker described an exhibit that teaches about the human body in a kid friendly way. She noted the approach helps children remember information by relating to what they see and presented in an appealing manner.
GCCC lays off staff as budget cuts hit programs
The GCCC board approved five layoff notices with official non renewals due by May 1 as the college eliminates the broadcasting and strings programs while preserving business classes. Davis will teach in the Finnup lab as an hourly employee during the 2010 11 year amid debates over budget transparency and grant fund use.
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Ballantyne
GCCC
Centers of Excellence
Barb Lawson
Faculty Senate
Lawson
Beyer
Strings Academy
Academy
Stein
Cox Media
Cox
Clifford
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Jetmore
Mark Salmans
Salmons
Todd Ruff
Lance Ziesch
Hanston High School
Ziesch
Travis Lee
Fraternal Order of Police & H.R
Public Safety Officer's Employer-Employee Cooperation Act
P.E.E.R.A
Kansas
Kansas National
Pete Fogarty
Dodge City
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge
The
Kansas State Fraternal Order of Police
College
Marianne Lawrence
Dighton
Brandenburger
Worf
Breimsi
Ee Oasis
Facebook.com
Whartons
Debbie
OTN laTipl
de Cae
Erro
E. Kansas Ave
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