Equal Education Funding Sparks Debate in Kansas
The Education Trust finds poverty parity in Kansas school funding near 1 percent, ranking seventh nationally. Johnson County voters approved a local sales tax to enrich public schools, drawing criticism from the Kansas Association of School Boards who say it unfairly advantaged wealthier districts. Supporters argue state must fund an adequate education in all districts, while critics call for fairness among communities. The issue, likely headed to court, highlights tensions between equalization and local enrichment efforts.
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Country Club
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Iraqi youths trained as fighters begin Saddam's Cubs Camp
Mustafa Amir, a 14 year old, joins thousands at a training camp near Baghdad offering weapons practice and religious instruction. The program aims to prepare youth for defense amid ongoing conflict in Iraq.
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Saddam Hussein
Mustafa Amir
Iraq
Saddam
Baghdad
On This Day History Highlights Aug 12 2002
Today in History notes past events with dates and figures including Vietnam troop withdrawal in 1972, Singer patent 1851, Johnson impeachment move 1867, Spanish-American War end 1898, Hawaii annexation 1898, Kennedy tragedy 1944, hydrogen bomb test 1953, Echo One 1960, orbital launches 1962, Enterprise test 1977, JAL 747 disaster 1985.
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Vietnam
Isaac Singer
Andrew Johnson
Congress
Edwin M. Stanton
Hawaii
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Joseph and
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Navy
England
Soviet Union
Cape Canaveral
Andrian Nikolayev
Mojave Desert
Japan Air Lines
Rec Commission Debates Buzz e Pool Location Decision
Community voices range from keeping the pool at its current site to relocating it. The Rec Commission declined to assume partial management citing location concerns. Voters are urged to comment or vote on whether to fix, relocate, or abandon the project.
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Rec Commission
Cameroon native pursues nursing board success in Springs
Ernestine Agbor, a 31 year old Cameroonian mother of two, travels to Colorado Springs in August to take the national nursing board exam after years of study and struggle. She overcame reading difficulties, found support in Garden City community and plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Auburn University after Ohio.
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Garden City
Kumba
Cameroon
Colorado Springs
Nursing Board
Ernestine
Randy
Brandon
Auburn
Ala
Auburn University
Garden City Commuunity College
Africa
Nigeria
Chad
United States
U.S
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden Valley Retirement Village
GCCC
Evelyn Bowman
Ghana
Hispanics reshaping suburbs and politics across states
A wave of Census data from Brookings and Pew highlights a sharp rise in suburban Hispanic living, with 54 percent in suburbs and growth rates strongest in the Old South. The note warns schools struggle to teach English and political strategies will shift as Hispanic influence expands beyond nine traditional states.
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New York
New York Times
New York State
Metro New York
Upstate New York
Suburbia
Brookings Institution
Pew Hispanic Center
Hola
el Paso
Texas
Los Angeles
Miami
Pew/Brookings
Old South
North Carolina
Raleigh- Durham
Charlotte
Winston- Salem
Nashville
Tenn
Atlanta
Dixieland
Times
Raleigh
Georgia
Reforming food stamps to lift work pay and expand aid
Bill Ayres argues to rename the program and broaden benefits for needy families. He calls for outreach, simpler applications, accessible offices, semiannual reporting, car ownership allowances, automatic six months of aid after TANF, waivers for unemployed adults, regional housing allowances, and ending fingerprinting to reduce barriers.
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Clinton
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
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