Teacher sues over No Child Left Behind constitutional challenge
A Roeland Park middle school special education teacher Brian K. Kegerreis sues the U S Department of Education arguing that the No Child Left Behind Act is unconstitutional claiming unattainable demands on teachers The Education Department says the act imposes accountability while expanding on the 1965 ESEA with 18 states already approving accountability programs and penalties for underperforming schools
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Kansas City, Kan
Brian K. Kegerreis
Roeland Park
US Department of Education
Dan Langan
Education Department
Kegerreis
Langan
Congress
Blaze destroys Aggieville restaurant and jewelry shop
MANHATTAN AP No one injured Friday as a fire destroyed the Aggie Station bar and Krystallos jewelry and gift shop in Aggieville near Kansas State University. About 60 firefighters contained the blaze by 2 p.m. Crews reported flames shooting through the restaurant roof at 9 a.m. Neighboring businesses suffered smoke damage, with Varney's Book Store owner estimating about 1 million dollars in smoke loss.
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Manhattan
Aggieville
Kansas State University
Aggie Station
Krystallos
Jim Woydziak
Woydziak
Cheryl Sieben
Aggieville Business Association
Jeff Levin
Varney
City weighs three-fire station plan for Shelton led department
Shelton, Holcomb's acting fire chief, outlined a plan for a new $3 million fire station to expand coverage in Southwest Kansas. He said eight minute response goals would shift to four minutes for the first company and two and a half minutes overall with 14 on scene for structure fires. Commissioners considered funding options from street projects and sales tax revenue while Whitham urged a study of similar towns and the creation of builder guides.
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Kansas
Shelton
Holcomb
Halloran
Secant
Jeff Whitham
Whitham
Gary Fuller
Fuller
Tornadoes and hail strike Liberal Kansas area
A day after tornadoes hit Liberal and nearby towns in southwest Kansas, officials reported no deaths or injuries due to timely warnings. The storms produced 77 mph winds, golf-ball hail, and extensive property damage including six mobile homes destroyed, numerous damaged houses, and flooded roads.
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Kansas Disaster Assessment Team
Cimarron Heights
Liberal
Kismet
Kansas
Guymon
Okla
Seward
Ed Young
John Moore
Meade, Clark
Ford
Sumner
Kathleen Sebelius
State Adjutant General's Office
Rocky Pavarone
Mobile Home Park
Pavarone
Young
Southwest
Kansas Vocational-Technical School
Greg Standard
Seward County
Standard
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Adjutant General's Department
Southwestern Heights
Plains
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