Kansas task force weighs curbs on school costs and unions
A Kansas task force considers shifting money away from administration toward instruction and suggests capping equalization aid while debating revisions to the Professional Negotiations Act. Lawmakers, unions, and districts weigh equity, funding, and pay differentiation amid broader education policy changes.
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Lawrence Education Association
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KBA awards over 1.6 million to four Kansas bioscience firms
The Kansas BioScience Authority approved more than 1.6 million in grants to four firms to expand operations in Kansas. HylaPharm in Lawrence received 200 thousand for cancer drug studies led by KU professors Laird Forrest and Dan Aires. SynTech Research Lab Services, PRA International, and an anonymous Project Gray investment were also approved to create about 170 new jobs and advance clinical trials and biotech activity.
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KU Medical Center
Solar project lights up downtown Lawrence proposal
Seven year effort aims to cut electricity costs by 20 to 30 percent. Downtown Lawrence hosts the citys first solar installation on a landlord rooftop, with nearby Poehler Lofts and Hy-Vee already embracing solar panels. Millstein hopes savings prove the model for other landlords and spur wider adoption. City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832-6362.
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Kansas weighs state federal health exchange partnership
Praeger says Kansas has until Feb 15 to tell the U S Department of Health and Human Services if it will partner to build the exchange. A partner would tailor the exchange to Kansas needs while the feds push states to participate. Brownback opposes a federal ACA exchange and previously rejected a $31.5 million HHS grant. Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild.
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Second finalist named for Edwards Campus vice chancellor
KU announced Barbara Bichelmeyer as the second of three finalists for Edwards Campus vice chancellor in Overland Park. Bichelmeyer is an instructional systems technology professor and associate VP at Indiana University Bloomington and directs IU Online Education for all seven campuses. She will visit Lawrence and Edwards Thursday and Friday for a public session 10 to 11 a.m. in BEST Building room 120.
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Overland Park
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Iu-Bloomington
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Wichita State University
Charity opens veteran support office in Kansas City area
Operation Homefront announced a new office in Overland Park in December to serve Missouri and Kansas. The national charity provides emergency financial aid and other help to families of service members and wounded veterans.
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