Boys & Girls Club Wins Grant to Expand STEM Program
The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence received a $20,000 grant to grow its STEM club doubling mentoring slots for science tech engineering and math careers. After piloting at Woodlawn and Cordley in 2015 the program will expand next month to Pinckney and Schwegler schools, said grants director Hannah Odette.
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First Bell highlights Lawrence STEM mentoring impact
The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence received the 2016 Kansas STEM Mentoring Initiative grant, enabling a pilot program that has boosted student interest. About 120 third to fifth graders joined, with weekly sessions and makerspace activities using cardboard, rubber bands, and other items to build and imagine. Odette notes growing demand and seeks more funding to expand across all sites.
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CURB weighs shift to oppose EPA Clean Power Plan in Wichita meeting
CURB board discussed redefining its mission to fight the EPA Clean Power Plan. Members debated costs to ratepayers, with criticism from Rep. Tom Sloan and Sen. Rob Olson. Chair Brian Weber resigned after removing interim chief counsel Niki Christopher. CURB’s legal scope and budget were outlined.
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Mother Elmer Faces Custody Kidnapping and Passport Fraud Charges
Elmer was initially charged with two counts of aggravated interference of parental custody for allegedly taking her daughters to Europe in October to thwart the father’s custody. She also faces counts of falsely stating the father consented to the passport, forging the notary and signature, and identity theft. Sentences range up to 3 years for custody charges, 10 years for passport misrepresentation, and 2 years for identity theft, with additional credits in a separate Johnson County credit card theft case. Elmer, held at Leavenworth, had a detention hearing. a prior ruling to release was reversed on appeal.
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