Kansas school funding lawsuit heads to 2012 trial
A Topeka three judge panel will decide if Kansas public school funding meets constitutional standards. Newton attorney John Robb represents the districts and says evidence is being gathered across the state on effects from three years of funding cuts. The case cites the 2005 Kansas Supreme Court ruling that the system was unconstitutional.
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Holcomb Council Backs Case by Case Development Aid
Holcomb City Council members agreed to evaluate requests from businesses considering relocation or expansion near the new four lane U S Highway 50 overpass at Big Lowe Road and the Big Lowe Road Buffalo Jones Avenue intersection. Mayor Gary Newman, also Finney County Economic Development Corp. director, advocates incentives to spur local development including a gas station or small truck stop.
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Garden City Community College
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Little Buffs Cheer Clinic Teaches Young Performers
Second and first graders practice cheers at Memorial Stadium during a week long after school clinic called Little Buffs Cheer Clinic. The session ends with a performance planned for the junior varsity football game on Monday featuring Garden City High School cheer context.
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GCCC trustees approve faculty salary increases for 2011-12
The Garden City Community College Board unanimously approved a 2011-12 negotiated faculty agreement delivering pay raises. It increases each line on the salary schedule by 292.76 and moves instructors up a step where possible, with base salaries rising 629.27 for others. The deal also covers the supplemental pay schedule faculty evaluation process and sick leave.
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Higher Education Association
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Kay Davis
Randy Grisell
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Terri Worf
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Kansas could help shape national science standards
Kansas is slated to be named one of six lead states for developing the Next Generation Science Standards, giving input on drafts and potential adoption. Education officials say the final drafts may be ready by end of 2012, with Kansas reviewing its standards in 2014.
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Diane DeBacker
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State Board of Education
Matt Krehbiel
Kansas State Department of Education
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Krehbiel
Topeka Capital-Journal
Sally Cauble
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