Kansas science standards face vote after board shift
A new moderate majority on the Kansas State Board of Education took control, planning a February vote to rewrite science standards that govern tests and classroom teaching. The overhaul aims to emphasize good science while navigating debates on evolution and intelligent design amid protests and support from educators.
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Shawnee
Gamble
Judith Reinhold
Leavenworth
Charlotte McDonald
Olathe
Blue Valley
McDonald
Kansas
Bill Wagnon
Topeka
Kansas State Board of Education
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Lawrence
Sally Cauble
Jana Shaver
Independence
Bob Corkins
National Association of State Boards of Education
School districts seek tax change to preserve cost of living funds
Kansas districts face higher local property tax mandates under a new law raising the maximum to 31 percent of the general revenue fund. To keep roughly 1.3 million in teacher salaries, the district must ask voters for a 0.7 mill increase in April, or lose the funds. Senators vow quick fixes, including removing the requirement to raise local taxes to maintain COL funds.
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John Vratil
R-Leawood
Vratil
Jean Schodorf
Richita
Senate Education Committee
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