Kansas boards to release state test results on No Child Left Behind impact
The Kansas State Board will publish Tuesday data on state test scores to show how many schools and districts meet progress goals and how many require more state aid. Leaders discuss how federal No Child Left Behind requirements affect ongoing school finance litigation and potential funding implications.
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Kansas Supreme Court
John Wratil
R-Leawood
Phill Kline
Senate
Derek Schmidt
Kansas
Schmidt
Washington
Connecticut
Doug Mays
State Board
Mays
Topeka
Congress
Cruz calls for teaching evolution in schools race noted
Cruz, ex Garden City mayor and Democratic candidate for District 5, says both evolution and creation should be taught but separation of church and state blocks it. Incumbent Connie Morris, Republican from St. Francis, faces Liberal challenger Sally Cauble. Morris has fought K-12 education for children of illegal immigrants and backed Intelligent Design amid controversy over a $3,600 Miami conference trip for which she reimbursed $2,890.
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Cruz
Garden City
Sally Cauble
Connie Morris
St. Francis
Morris
Miami
NYC subway terror threat prompts badge heavy patrols
Mayor Bloomberg called the threat the most specific yet to New York officials and vowed full defensive measures. Police stepped up bag searches as officials noted a possible stroller bomb and a Friday to weekend window. White House and federal officials cautioned about credibility, while arrests in Iraq were cited as affecting timing of public disclosure.
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Vinnie Stella
Penn Station
Rob Johnson
Michael Bloomberg
New York
Bloomberg
New York Police Department
Washington
White House
Scott McClellan
Bush Administration
Homeland Security
New York City
al-Qaida
Iraq
Afghanistan
Syria
Baghdad
Pentagon
Bryan Whitman
U.S
al- Qaida
WNEBC
Jonathan Dienst
Farmers race to finish harvest amid rising costs and slow rail
Farmers across several counties report slow rail transport and rising fuel prices squeezing profits. Jeff Roth near Garden City says profit hinges on corn at $3–$4 a bushel, while elevators fill slowly and weather cooperates. Sublette and Hugo ton areas report near finish with corn at $2.08 in Hugo ton and $1.97 at Syracuse Co op. Milo at $1.54.
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Jeff Roth
Garden City
Roth
Wynn Osbon
Ager
Irsik
Doll
Sublette
Haskell
Osbon
Stevens County
Warren Devore
ADM
Collingwood Grain
Hugoton
Milo
Devore
Hamilton County
Dave Erwin
Syracuse Co-op
Erwin
Kansas lawmakers study forced school consolidation amid rural decline
Senate President Morris urges the 2010 Commission to explore state mandated consolidation as part of assessing public school efficiency. He cites rural districts facing shrinking enrollments and notes urban areas may also require consolidation. Advocates favor voluntary talks with state incentives, while some districts resist mergers.
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Senate
Steve Morris
Morris
Kansas
Lysell
Steve Pegram
Silver Lake
Topeka
Pegram
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