ESL programs influence Lawrence school consolidation plan
Lawrence advisory group weighing six elementary schools for possible consolidation to three or four within two years. Cordley and Hillcrest serve ESL programs, drawing students districtwide though 40 percent live in their attendance areas. Meeting today at district HQ with recommendations due by January end.
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Kansas University to give freshmen uniform book for reading program
KU plans a university wide reading program linking a common book to campus events and courses. The initiative aims to foster early community, improve retention, and align with the broader strategic plan. A suggestions drive drew over 80 proposals by midweek as students expressed interest.
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Sarah Crawford-Parker
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Wildlife dept buys 700 acres of mined land for recreation
The Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism will purchase about 700 acres in southeast Kansas for public recreation. The land in the Neosho River basin spans Cherokee Crawford Labette and Neosho counties at 640 per acre, funded by National Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration settlements. Governor Brownback called the price favorable.
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Vitamin D boosts bone cancer cell conversion says KU study
Kansas researchers report vitamin D can convert cancerous bone cells into normal bone cells, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research. If confirmed, this may aid pediatric bone cancer treatment, which currently has a 60 to 70 percent survival rate. Kim Templeton of KU Hospital notes vitamin D’s role in bone health.
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Panel Discusses Vitamin D in Cancer Research
Kim Templeton, an orthopedic surgeon at Kansas University Hospital, joined experts on a panel assessing vitamin D research and cancer. She noted that current studies and trials have not included the effect of vitamin D on cancer growth across breast, prostate, and colon cancers.
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