School district funds expand wireless network and BYOD plan
The district will use 1.5 million from this year’s capital plan plus 6.5 million in bond proceeds to upgrade wireless infrastructure and provide mobile devices and online access for students and substitutes. BYOD policy aims to let students log into the network from personal devices, with provisions to provide devices for those unable to supply them.
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Kemble
Kansans weigh funding KBA as Cantrell pushes gains
Gains Cantrell urged the House Appropriations Committee to fund the Kansas Biofuels Authority with 105 million over three years. Cantrell, hired 15 months ago as CEO, refocused the agency on investment returns and recovering 57 million in unmet commitments while lawmakers weigh the fate and past turmoil of the KBA.
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Cantrell
House Appropriations Committee
KBA
House
Marc Rhoades
Newton
Mark Kahrs
Wichita
Kansas
Kahrs
Barbara Ballard
D-Lawrence
Calif man sentenced in beef heist near Wichita
Oganes Nagapetian received one year and a day in federal prison for conspiracy to commit interstate shipment fraud after attempting to steal nearly eighty eight thousand dollars worth of beef from Tyson Fresh Meats in Holcomb. His brother Tigran Nagapetian avoided prison with a probationary term for hiding a felony and concealing his sibling’s role.
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Wichita
California
Kansas
U.S
Monti Belot
Oganes Nagapetian
Tigran Nagapetian
Tyson Fresh Meats
Holcomb
Kansas University Faces 3 Percent Budget Cut for Year
Henry notes a roughly 3 percent cut to higher education for the current year and a similar level for the next fiscal year starting July 1, totaling 13.5 million at Kansas University. He says GOP lawmakers increasingly target higher education when trimming funds and that a possible Supreme Court ruling to boost public school funding could intensify pressure on higher education budgets.
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Kansas University
Henry
GOP
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansans urged toward 60 percent degree goal by 2020
As the 2014 session opened, committee members debated education budget cuts and a long term plan. Kansas Regents push to raise college attainment to 60 percent by 2020, while critics note degrees aren’t the only path to success and lawmakers weigh costs. Senate Concurrent Resolution 1616 backs the Foresight 2020 plan.
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Ray Merrick
R Stilwell
Senate
Kansas Board of Regents
Andy Tompkins
Caryn Tyson
R-Parker
Tyson
Regents
Kenny Wilk
Farmland Fire Burns About 50 Acres in Douglas County
Firefighters from seven departments battled a grass fire in Douglas County that scorched about 50 acres of farmland. No structures or injuries were reported, with winds up to 55 mph fueling the blaze sparked by a burn pile. Highway 10 was briefly closed as crews contained the flames. An additional Monday rekindle on the 2200 block of 1420 Road was a separate incident.
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Douglas Co
Douglas County
Mike Baxter
Eudora Township
Baxter
N. 1500
Kansas
Kansas Highway 10
Eudora
Doug Woods
Douglas County Sheriffs Office
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