School funding debates span Kansas and federal levels
Lawton area and national discussions focus on Title I funding, equalization aid, and the failed No Child Left Behind reauthorization. Bills in Kansas Senate seek to limit wealthier districts’ equalization while penalizing high poverty districts, with CAP analyzing per pupil impacts. National talks stall, waivers replace reform pending a new federal act. Peter Hancock reports.
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AT&T to offer GigaPower fiber in Kansas City area
AT&T unveils GigaPower fiber with speeds up to 1 gigabit per second in downtown Kansas City and Leawood Lenexa Olathe and Overland Park with pricing matching Google Fiber at 70 a month. Availability starts in high demand areas with signups now and three year prices, one year contracts.
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Harvard Tops Endowment List With 35.9 Billion Dollars
The report shows Harvard University leading endowments at 35.9 billion dollars for the year, followed by the University of Texas system at 25.4 billion and Yale University at an estimated third place. Endowment returns rose to about 15.5 percent in 2014 from 11.7 percent in 2013, enabling more spending on aid, research, and programs.
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Kansas institutions by the endowment funds compared
The NACUBO study ranks Kansas colleges by total endowment funds with percent growth from the prior year. Notable figures include Kansas University Endowment Association at 1.5 billion and Kansas State University Foundation at 474 million, among others from Wichita to Hesston.
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Brownback tax plan drawn for alcohol and tobacco rise
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback seeks higher cigarette and tobacco taxes to cover a nearly $600 million budget shortfall. The House Taxation Committee schedules hearings on the proposals for Wednesday and Thursday as part of the tax package that would raise cigarette tax to $2.29 per pack, other tobacco products to 25 percent, and alcoholic beverage tax to 12 percent. In Garden City a man died when his car slid on ice and was struck by an Amtrak train near Cimarron, Gray County, leaving no injuries on board.
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