GCCC approves tuition and fee increases for fall semester
Garden City Community College will raise tuition by 2 per credit hour and fees by 1 per credit hour starting fall 2015. In-state tuition becomes 55 per hour, out-of-state 74, and international 92, with fees at 28 per hour for all. President Herbert Swender calls the rise modest and says it helps preserve access and quality amid potential state cuts and Pell funding changes.
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Schools weigh block grants impact on district funding
State hearings examine bills to replace the school finance formula with two year block grants. Sublette USD 374 would see a mixed change in general state aid, KPERS, and no LOB or capital outlay funds, with enrollment shifts complicating the totals. Local superintendents warn the shift risks eliminating a long developed funding framework.
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Lawmakers push rapid gut and go school funding plan
Kansas legislators push a gut and go tactic to fast track a block grant school funding bill. The House Appropriations Committee inserted the proposal into a prior bill moving toward a Senate concurrence and Gov. Brownback’s fate, with debate over funding totals and impacts on districts.
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Weather Today and Thursday Outlook A(72) Daylight
Mild conditions continue with sunny skies today and Thursday. Highs range from 70 to 72 degrees with lows near 38 to 39. No precipitation is expected and light winds remain.
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