Kansas Regents CEO praises governor plan for university repairs
Reggie Robinson calls the maintenance plan serious and comprehensive as it aims to cover a $663 million backlog. The governor would raise $575 million over seven years, including a turnpike toll surcharge, bonds, and loans, while lawmakers weigh toll diversion risks and revenue projections.
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Regents
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Kathleen Sebelius
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Board of Regents
School choice gains ground amid Topeka and Arizona battles
In Topeka Sumner Elementary faces a renewed fight over a proposed K through five charter school aimed at closing a racial gap in reading. The piece traces national school-choice battles from Arizona tax credits to New York reforms, led by mayors and governors challenging centralized public education norms.
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The
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New Jersey
New York
Eliot Spitzer
Michael Bloomberg
New York City
Bloomberg
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Program helps the whole child in Harlem's zone
Leonard Pitts Jr describes the Harlem Children's Zone a 97 block network serving more than 9,000 kids with longer days and years, smaller classes and higher teacher accountability. The program funds health care counseling and after school activities with a $50 million annual price tag largely covered by private donations.
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Geoffrey Canada
Canada
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United Kingdom
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The
Miami Herald
Public Forum HPV vaccine debate spurs vaccine mandate support
Judy Roitman from Lawrence urges editor to support mandatory HPV vaccination for girls before exposure. She argues HPV, main cause of cervical cancer, spreads mainly through sex yet chastity cannot guarantee prevention and calls for state action to reduce cancer risk.
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Judy Roitman
Lawrence
Call for better in patient mental health care in Lawrence area
A bereaved mother cites LMH and Bert Nash among others in a wakeup call for expanded in patient mental health services in Lawrence. She argues census data and costs pressured unit reopenings while inmates lack jail care and state hospital beds. She stresses ethical care over bottom line and demands improved services from SMH.
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Bert Nash
Lawrence
LMH
Larned State Hospital
Ronald Reagan
Cfos
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Catherine Bolton
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