Law raises fear of more segregation
Area officials said Tuesday it is misleading to argue that some students state assessment scores aren’t counted in tracking Adequate Yearly Progress under No Child Left Behind. An AP review found nearly 2 million test scores aren’t counted for subgroups, obscuring progress and fueling segregation concerns. Connecticut’s two-systems dynamic shows deep disparities between rich white districts and poor minority communities, with desegregation costs and schooling gaps highlighted as barriers to equality.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Bush
Sternberg
Connecticut
Dwight
Stacey McCann
Hartford
Conn
Garden City to open Big Pool with new slide rules
Garden City announces the May 27 grand opening of a three large and two small water slide pool. new rules bar metal in swimsuits and set height and weight limits of 48 inches and 300 pounds. pricing remains 1 dollar per day, 20 dollar individual season, 40 dollar family, plus 2 dollars for slides. hours are daily from 1 to 6 or 7 p.m. Construction to finish in early May.
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Garden City
John Washington
Garden City Recreation Commission
Washington
Steve Cottrell
Mumps case confirmed in Scott County
A confirmed mumps case was identified in Scott County with county and state health agencies coordinating response. Officials note 124 confirmed or probable cases in Kansas and 13 people still being tested, while emphasizing vaccination limits and ongoing school outreach. Megan Speer of Finney County Health Department discusses immunity levels from the MMR vaccine and the need for vigilance.
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Scott County
Scott and
Finney
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Megan Speer
Finney County
Kansas
Health Department
Brownback Rejects Move to Make Illegals Felons
U S Senator Sam Brownback told religious leaders in Dodge City that a proposal to criminalize undocumented immigrants as felons is a bad idea and unlikely to pass. He noted House legislation with felony provisions stalled in the Senate amid a broader, divisive national immigration reform debate. He warned that the bill could criminalize aid to immigrants by churches and others and expressed doubt immigration reform would pass this election year.
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Dodge City
U.S
Sam Brownback
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Senate
Brownback
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