Grouping policy could allow ability based classes in Lawrence
Lawrence school board will weigh a policy to let teachers group students by ability with flexibility. The policy aims to avoid rigid tracking and allow moving students between groups as needs change while using multiple instructional strategies and support for at risk and high achieving students. The 7 p.m. meeting at the Service Center will be broadcast on Sunflower Cablevision Channel 47.
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Lawrence
Jerry Hannah
Hannah
P. Kay Duncan
Duncan
Clinton Pkwy
Sunflower Cablevision
Lawrence High School
LHS
Southeast Kansas Education Service Center
Textbook buying exposes students to free market dynamics
College bookstore operators blame publishers for high prices and deceptive tactics such as bundling three books, forcing purchases of notes and software, and pushing frequent revisions. They argue publishers profit by limiting used books and altering editions, shaping a pricier market.
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Muggy
Topeka men convicted in Jefferson County slaying
A Jefferson County jury found Franklin Eugene Sutton guilty of first degree murder aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery in the March 5 killing of Ben Charles Creek. Bradley Wade Johnson was previously convicted on the same charges and faces sentencing August 20.
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Jefferson County
Ben Charles Creek
Grantville
Franklin Eugene Sutton
Topeka
Bradley Wade Johnson
Johnson
Sutton
Dan Owen
Creek
North Topeka
Sasnak
Cution
East Topeka
Larry Bauman
Richter Retail
Thousands seek medical aid at World Youth Day Mass
About 14,000 attendees sought medical help at Cherry Creek State Park for dehydration during Pope John Paul I's World Youth Day Mass in Aurora Colorado. Some 1,000 were hospitalized, most treated and released while 4,000 children were separated and later reunited with families.
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Aurora
Colo
John Paul I
U.S
Cherry Creek
Park
Colorado National Guard
Carl Smith
Three men threaten taxi driver then flee after gun shown
Police search for three men after they threatened a local taxi driver, brandished a handgun, and fled near Ninth and Massachusetts around 1:20 a.m. The driver, uninjured, reported the incident and others were later involved in unrelated incidents at the park during World Youth Day.
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Haskell
Ninth
Avalon
Massachusetts
Hospital dismissals and births in Lawrence
Jennifer Bruner of Lawrence is dismissed from hospital. Conrad Weledji and Medic Youogo in Lawrence welcome a girl. Max and Roberta Pokphanh of Lawrence welcome another girl on Saturday.
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Jennifer Bruner
Lawrence
Conrad Weledji
Youogo
Max
Roberta Pokphanh
Three Officers Charged in Tailhook Assault Scandals
The Pentagon inspector general report shows 87 women assaulted in Tailhook cases, with 140 officer misconduct cases referred to the Navy for action. The Navy has charged two officers with assault, while three await possible courts-martial and one has immunity. Marine Corps cases largely disposed, two charged, six acquittals, rest lightly punished.
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Washington
Pentagon Inspector General
Navy
Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy
Washington Times
the Times
Pentagon
Mailbox vandalism and multiple injuries across county
Police report at least five mailboxes were vandalized between 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday in the western city area. A vehicle reportedly ran over the boxes on Holiday Drive Jana Drive Harvard Road and other sites.
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Jana Drive
Harvard Road
Obituaries for Hazel Coffin Jenkins and John Throne
Hazel Coffin Jenkins 97 of Oskaloosa died August 15 1993 at Cherokee Lodge Adult Care Home. Private memorial service planned at Rich Hill Cemetery Missouri. Born 1896 in Leavenworth County she worked as a Mobil Oil bookkeeper retiring 1959. Married Clyde Jenkins in 1956. he died 1978. Survived by two nephews. Memorials to Cherokee Lodge in care of Barnett Funeral Home. John Marshall Throne 66 of Lawrence died August 15 1998 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital of cancer. Born 1927 in Chicago he was senior scientist at KU Institute for Life Span Studies and held several psychology and education posts. Survivors include daughter Julie Throne. Cremation planned. Further memorial details provided by Rumsey Funeral Home.
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Hazel Coffin Jenkins
Rich Hill Cemetery
Rich Hill
Jenkins
Cherokee Lodge
Leavenworth and
Kansas City
Springdale
Leavenworth County
William
Sybil Small Coffin
Mobil Oil Corp
Clyde Jenkins
Barnett Funeral Home
John Marshall Throne
Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral Home
Throne
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Institute For
Kansas University
Bureau of Child Research
Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation
Kennedy
Partners of the Americas
Organization of American States
Mr. Throne
Paraguay
Asuncion
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Academy For Counseling and Change
Associates For
Overland Park
American Association On Mental Retardation
American Psychological Society
The
American Psychological Assn
Julie Throne
Home
Man 26 Shot Dead in Wichita Riverside Park
Police say a 26 year old man, James Callahan Jr., was killed by multiple gunshots in Riverside Park as 100 to 150 people witnessed the event. An officer located him near the park edge and he died en route to St Francis Regional Medical Center. A suspect has been identified and is being sought. The cause remains undetermined.
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Penitas
Tex
St. Francis Regional Medical Center
Wichita
Globe
U.S. Highway 56
Baldwin
Martinez
Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center
Topeka
Wichita Hospital
Wichita (Ap
Riverside Park
Mitch Dunbar
James Callahan Jr
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Michael Smith
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Tonganoxie
Orville Ray
Terry Brown
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Murphy
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Kearns
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