Enrollment Decline Spurs Ninth Grade Space at Local Highs
Lawrence and Free State high schools plan for extra ninth grades as district reports a 4.5 percent drop, 108 fewer students, with Lawrence High down 105 and Free State down three from last year. Overall district enrollment shows mixed moves across elementary and junior high levels.
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Wakarusa Valley
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KU study links service learning to stronger community ties
KU academic program uses real world tasks in tax form prep and other projects to connect students with the community. About 3700 students across disciplines participate in service-learning classes at KU with benefits cited by Erika Dvorske of United Way including higher engagement and persistence in school.
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Douglas County
United Way
Alexander
Habitat For Humanity
Dvorske
Aviation study cites Kansas airports as economic power house
Kansas Department of Transportation released a $337000 study showing Kansas eight commercial and 132 general aviation airports support more than 47000 jobs and generate 23 hundred million dollars in payroll with an annual economic impact of 10.4 billion dollars. Department Secretary Deb Miller spoke at Topeka Billard Airport and announced 1.3 million dollars in state grants to Kansas airports. Miller highlighted surprising activity near airports and called the sector an economic power house worth targeted public and private investment.
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Ex-editor to receive EU journalism honor in Kansas
John S. Carroll former editor of the Los Angeles Times Baltimore Sun and Lexington Herald-Leader will receive the William Allen White Foundation 2011 annual citation at 1:30 p.m. February 11 in Woodruff Auditorium Kansas Union The Times earned 13 Pulitzer Prizes during his five years as editor Carroll also worked at the Providence Journal Bulletin and was posted to Vietnam the Middle East and Washington He joins past winners including Leonard Pitts Jr Molly Ivins George Will and Bob Woodward Tiblow Days Festi val in Bonner Springs runs through Saturday with a carnival parade 5 mile run 2 mile walk free concerts and a fireworks show over the Kaw more details at bonnersprings.com
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Los Angeles Times
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George Will
Bob Woodward
Bonner Springs
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Bonnersprings.com
Bus Crash Injures Topeka Elementary Students
Eight elementary school students were treated and released from a Topeka hospital after a bus bound for Ross Elementary was struck by a car that ran a stop sign. Two adults on the bus and two car occupants suffered non life threatening injuries in the collision near a house.
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Ross
Aaron Bulmer
Topeka Capital Journal
Patrol finds gas as low as 2.53 at several stations
The Journal-World reports gasoline prices dipping to 2.53 dollars at multiple stations with readers urged to call 832-7154 if a lower price is found.
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