Kansas Senator Pushes to Improve College Graduation Rates
State Sen. Tom Arpke says regents universities must raise graduation rates and streamline courses. He notes private and independent Kansas colleges graduate 71 percent in four years, KU leads regents at 64 percent in six years, and calls reform aligned with a 2009 state audit. He will unveil proposals Thursday.
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Sex education hearing tangled by parental rights and teaching needs
Kansas House education committee debated HB 2620 after Rep. Mary Pilcher Cook proposed limits on school sex education without parental consent and a requirement to share materials with parents. Testimony highlighted parental involvement versus educators’ need for guidance.
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Museum plans spring restock after deadly cold hive loss
Kansas University Natural History Museum seeks to rebuild its bee colony exhibit after two weeks of winds and freezing temperatures killed the entire colony. Spokeswoman Jennifer Humphrey says they will search for a new queen and colony in spring once temperatures warm and pollen plants return. The incident follows historic snowfall that closed KU for two days and marked an unprecedented die off in the exhibit where hundreds of bees perished.
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Roadwork closes 31st Street lanes near Ousdahl in Lawrence
Lawrence closed eastbound and westbound lanes of 31st Street at Ousdahl for several days as crews work. Spokeswoman Megan Gilliland said the road should reopen by weekend. In East Lawrence, Georgianna Lynn Aguilar, 26, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery after a Monday incident in the 700 block of New York Street left a man on the ground near Seventh and New York. the man was airlifted to a Kansas City area trauma center, his condition and identity have not been released.
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City Eyes Downtown or Campus Convention Center
City commissioners agreed to seek proposals from consultants to study a possible convention center downtown near KU or at Clinton Lake. The plan, tied to KU and The World Company site redevelopment, faces funding questions and downtown versus campus placement debates. Proposals are due by March 20, while a police HQ project also looms.
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