Bilingual education funding vote stalls in Kansas board decision
The Kansas State Board of Education rejected a $2.1 million to 25 percent increase for bilingual programs. Sue Gamble Bill Wagnon Janet Waugh and Bruce Wyatt voted yes while Steve Abrams Connie Morris Iris Van Meter J Kenneth Willard voted no. Absent John Bacon abstained. Garden City districts stress ongoing bilingual efforts despite budget concerns.
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Dren
Sue Gamble
Kansas
USC
Julie Ford
Ford
Garden City
Topeka
State Board of Education
Shawnee
Carol Rupe
Wichita
Bill Wagnon
Janet Waugh
Kansas City
Bruce Wyatt
Salina
Steve Abrams
Arkansas
Stateboard endorses 2005 school spending package
The Kansas State Board endorses spending increases for the 2005 fiscal year starting July 1 2004. The plan aims for a 4.3 percent rise in the 2.4 billion general revenues for public schools with key items including a hike in base state aid per pupil to 3963 and a 25 million boost for special education. Some members call for higher increases while others push for a needs based list and a spending cap. Governor Kathleen Sebelius will review the package before sending recommendations to the Legislature.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Kenneth Willard
R-Hutchinson
Bill Wagnon
D-Topeka
Susp
Bill Graves
Garden City theater renovation effort ends in setback
Kansas Historic Society rejects historic status for the building, leaving Garden City with a dilapidated empty theater. City officials weigh next steps while a volunteer team renovates a 1967 Mustang donated by the police department to recoup costs.
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Kansas State Historic Society
Hays
Bob Halloran
Garden City
Halloran
Funding threat looms over AmeriCorps program in Kansas
Tawanna McCauley at Sterling College backs after school tutoring while AmeriCorps volunteers face an 80 percent funding cut risk. Kansas may lose seven of its ten AmeriCorps programs as Congress works through trust fund guidelines, affecting student stipends and educational benefits. Fort Hays State plans a new pure volunteer program to fill the gap.
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Tawanna McCauley
Hutchinson
AmeriCorps
Sterling College
McCauley
Congress
Kansas
Peace Corps
Richard Robl
Sterling
Center For Social Entrepreneurship
Prays
Renee Lippincott
Main Street Sterling
Wichita
Wildlife and Parks
Dodge City Community College
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Lawrence
Manhattan
Fort Hays State University
Curt Brungardt
Brungardt
Fort Hays State
Kansas seeks stronger ties with Mexico trade and culture
Push to recognize matricula consular lies aims to assist Garden City and Salina immigrants with applications for Mexican documents and aid detained citizens. Suarez and Sebelius discuss boosting Kansas Mexico trade, noting Mexico as a top trading partner and urging teacher exchanges to promote cultural trade and education.
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Garden City
Salina
Suarez
Sebelius
Kansas
Mexico
West Nile Virus detected in horse at Garden City hospital
Officials confirm a horse ill with West Nile at a Garden City animal hospital. Veterinarians describe symptoms such as staggering and reduced alertness, with a 33 to 34 percent survival rate after infection. Also reported are a positive blue jay in Shawnee County and a pool of infected mosquitoes in Crawford County. Public health guidance urges outdoor caution, repellent use, and home mosquito control.
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Animal Hospital
Garden City
Rodney York
Spark
Fort Dodge Pharmaceutical
Watson
Jay
Shawnee County
KDHE
West Nile
Edhe Laboratory
Topeka
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Garden City Community College
Happy Birthday
T.K
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Meg
Fama Keller
Steve Hanks
Litha Drake
Garden City Plaza
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Radio Shack
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Regis
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