Kansas boards advance vision Kansans Can for student centered learning
Kansas education officials push a new Kansans Can vision focusing on individual student skills and career interests. USD 457 heard how the directive would invert the traditional model, prioritizing soft skills like persistence and work ethic alongside academics. Randy Watson, appointed education commissioner in 2014, discussed community input from forums including Garden City and the broader plan to adapt schooling to students and families.
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USD 457 Board of Education
Kansas State Board of Education
Randy Watson
Kansas
USD 457
Watson
USD 418
McPherson
Education Commissioner
Garden City
Finney County budget requests heard for 2017
Finney County Commission heard 2017 budget requests from Spirit of the Plains CASA Finney County Agency on Aging FCEDC and other groups. CASA seeks 15000 with 3000 more than 2016 to fund training screening and advocate work for abused or neglected children in court. The agency pays for office space and discusses relocation to a new under construction building. Agency on aging requests 350000 for Meals on Wheels Transit and center programs. Senior Center aims to expand evening offerings funded by grants and fundraisers. FCEDC requests 150000 for Lee Finney County.
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Finney County
Finney County Commission of
Spirit of the Plains, Casa
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Southwest Developmental Services, Inc
Russell Child Development Center
Compass Behavioral Health
Spirit of the Plains Casa
Lori Jacobs
Cates
Jacobs
Commission
Dave Jones
St. Catherine Hospital
CASA
Jones
Community Corrections
Santa Fe Street
Randy Par
Tington
Finney County Agency On Aging
Meals On Wheels
Barbara Jensen
Lon Pishny
Jensen
FCEDC
Garden City
Weather Outlook Faces Breezy Skies and Mild Temperatures
Partly cloudy and breezy today with a high near 67 and low around 40. Wednesday brings bright sun and warmer air with a high about 74 and a low near 45.
Budget crisis stalls Kansas highway plan on US-69
Kansas lawmakers approved sweeping 185 million from transportation to close the budget gap delaying a major US-69 upgrade that would have widened the two lane stretch between Fort Scott and Pittsburg into a four lane expressway. The delay follows a fatal February crash near Arcadia involving Derek Brumbaugh and David Kessler, prompting protests from Rep. Lasker and Sen. LaTurner who call the move an unacceptable reversal of prior assurances.
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Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Derek Curtis Brumbaugh
Pittsburg
Arcadia
David Glen Kessler
Kearney
Fort Scott
Adam Lasker
D-Frontenac
Jake
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