Deerfield District Backs Readings Boost With Success for All
Deerfield shows progress from 2003 to 2005 as 90 minute daily reading blocks, scripted activities, and frequent testing place students by reading level. The program, from Johns Hopkins research, operates in about 1200 schools in 46 states with staff training and ongoing consultant support.
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Johns Hopkins University
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Baltimore
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Bowser
Deerfield
Ansley
Mindy Applegate
Southwest Regional Plains Center
Doug Crandall
Cimarron Streetscape Improves Main Street Lighting and Drainage
Cimarron completes two part streetscape project costing about 710000, adding underground electrical lines, ADA compliant sidewalks, new streetlights, and tree irrigation along Main Street. Water main replacement cost 91802, weather caused brief outages during December storm, with 4.7 inches of precipitation in parts of Gray County. The project preserved brick, drew praise for improved illumination, and includes plans for future curb, gutter, and paving work on US 50 East and near the city Baptist church.
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Cimarron
Aquila
Gray County
National Weather Service
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Partment of Transportation
Cimarron City
TruDee Little
Little
Ager
Matt Allen
City Commission
Finney County Commission
Allen
County Commission
Don Doll
Mary Street
Jennie Barker
Panel to review labor needs and immigration policy
The State Panel discusses expanding visas to meet labor demand as BLS data projects 56 million new jobs by 2012 while current annual immigrant worker visas total about 130,000. Leaders emphasize reducing illegal immigration concerns and urge better identity verification and a trustworthy document system for employers.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S
Brownlee
Veteran Air Force pilot guides Kansas Senate leader Morris
Senate President Steve Morris of Hugoton reflects on a military career that spanned active duty in the U S Air Force from 1969 to 1974 and 15 years in the reserves. He flew reconnaissance and refueling missions over Southeast Asia and Europe, later applying leadership lessons to the Kansas Legislature and monitoring Iraq War debates. Morris supported early U S wars but criticized lacking cohesive postwar planning and questioned timing of troop withdrawals.
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Steve Morris
Hugoton Farmer
Morris
U.S. Air Force
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Navy
Southeast Asia
Europe
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Air Force Academy
Iraq
Vietnam
Afghanistan
U.S
Advisory board backs excluding parks from smoking ban
The Lee Richardson Zoo Advisory Board endorsed a plan to amend the ordinance to cover all zoo property except for a designated smoking area for staff and all public vehicles on zoo grounds. Commissioners will await parks board input before deciding on including public parks in the ban, with bleacher seating areas currently treated as banned.
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Randy. Grisell
Lee Richardson Zoo Advisory Board
Parks Advisory Board
Janie Perkins
Perkins
Buffalo Dunes
Golf Advisory Board
Southeast Park
Charles O. Stones
Fulton Park
Dean Wiley Park
Bush administration settles with Nelnet overbilling dispute
Washington AP The Bush administration announced a settlement with Nelnet overbilling the government on federal student loan subsidies. An Education Department audit warned improper billing could yield overpayments up to 800 million dollars. Education Secretary Spellings rejected recovering past overpayments.
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Bush Administration
Nelnet
Education Department
Inspector General
Education
Margaret Spellings
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