Kansas board approves evolution skeptical science standards
The Kansas State Board of Education, with a 6-4 conservative majority, advanced science standards critics say drag religion into classrooms while supporters call them balanced. The standards, altered after hearings in May and linked to tests for grades four seven and ten, aim for final approval in October amid ongoing national debates over evolution and Intelligent Design.
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Kansas boards clash over lowering school standards and funding
Democrat Bill Wagnon urged a list of Kansas public school students during a debate on lowering accreditation standards linked to the No Child Left Behind law. The exchange highlighted funding and performance tensions as lawmakers weigh implications of a state Supreme Court ruling that Kansas's school finance is under funded and inequitable.
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Students say higher expectations would push work harder
Washington survey of 1005 high school students shows almost 90 percent would work harder if schools demanded more. Most favor rigorous graduation standards and high stakes testing, with support for internships, earlier college counseling, and free access to college level courses.
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Morris to reimburse state for magnet conference trip costs
Morris a Republican from St Francis reimbursed the state 2890 for a April magnet school conference trip in Miami. She billed 339 per night at Fontainebleau Hilton plus airfare meals conference registration taxis and other expenses. Critics question the receipts and a board meeting weighed travel policy while Morris defended the gains from the trip.
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Wichita
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