Garden City USD 457 appeals KSDE on AYP and graduation rate
Garden City USD 457 files an appeal to KSDE arguing AYP failure hinges on graduation rate under Safe Harbor. The district seeks a waiver to apply Safe Harbor to the ELL subgroup, contending new graduation rules hurt its performance and noting e LL and overall scores are improving while ESL roles expand.
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Garden City rebranding effort aims for fresh image
The Garden City tourism bureau with New Boston partners will spend 75000 dollars from 2010 through 2012 to craft a new logo and tag line. A public open house is planned before Thanksgiving, with designs to be presented in August for community input. The current logo Just Plains Success will be retired when the new brand debuts this year.
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Gay rights protest at Statehouse targets Brownback plans
About 30 Kansas Equality Coalition members rallied at the Statehouse and delivered a letter urging Gov. Sam Brownback to cancel his attendance at an August prayer rally in Houston run by a conservative group. Former Lt. Dan Choi spoke via protest message as Brownback weighed scheduling.
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Obama takes direct role in high stakes debt talks
President Obama steps into negotiations with Republicans and Democrats over the debt limit. Key dispute centers on taxes with Democrats pressing for tax increases or ending tax breaks, while Republicans demand deep spending cuts and no tax hikes. If no deal, borrowing limit rise may not occur before August, risking default. Biden to meet Reid and McConnell as talks resume amid economic worries.
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