Dodge City funds show big gains for at risk students
In a Kansas school finance dispute, Dodge City district cited a five year five million federal grant to boost reading and math among poor students. Eighth grade reading proficiency rose from 44 to 70.3 percent, while poor students more than doubled from 32 to 67 percent, influencing judge Terry Bullock’s view on funding.
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Topeka
HNS
Dodge City
Terry Bullock
Salina
Kansas
Martha Outright
Bullock
Shawnee County
Kansas Supreme Court
Kathleen Sebelius
Bruce Baker
University of Kansas
Baker
Dan Biles
State Board of Education
Biles
Alan Rupe
Wichita
Private eye Emery Goad Builds Wichita Investigative Service
Vern Miller hires Wichita private investigator Emery Goad to locate a man who blinded a client’s son in Manhattan after a 1976 football game. Goad spent four days gathering leads, returning with a name for Miller to pass to the client. He runs a diverse Wichita agency doing court papers, surveillance, and investigative work for insurers, lawyers, and private citizens.
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Wichita
Vern Miller
Miller
Emery Goad
Goad
Manhattan
Kansas
Sedgwick County
University of Kansas
Kansas farmers reap big gains from 2003 crops
Kansas farm data show average net farm income at 51,051 in 2003, up from 19,106 in 2002, driven by record wheat yields and higher cattle prices. The Kansas Farm Management Association analysis of 1,820 member farms cites drought offsets, beef demand, and a temporary cattle import ban as factors.
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Wichita
Kansas Farm Management Association
Brad Lubben
Kansas State University
Kansas
Lubben
United States
U.S
Kansas farm incomes rise in 2003 amid drought recovery
Statewide five year net farm income averaged high in 2003 with Kansas regions showing Northwest at 59988 and Southeast at 63155. Northwest rebounded from a 2002 loss while Southwest posted the lowest regional income at 37329. Despite the strong 2003 results, analysts note the five year trend remains uneven after the poor 2002.
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Lubben
Kansas
Southeast
Southwest
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Noor
Lut
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Irv
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