County to craft LESA tool for rural rezoning evaluation
Douglas County Commissioners unanimously approved moving forward with an amendment to create the Land Evaluation and Site Assessment LESA system. The automated tool will score agricultural productivity of parcels under rural zoning rules, guiding future rezoning requests and potentially making results public.
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Tonya Voigt
Commission
Kansas Board lets districts count computer science as math or science credit
The Kansas State Board of Education voted 8 to 2 to allow districts to count computer science toward high school science or math credits, enabling students to swap one CS unit for a science or math course upon local approval. Proponents say it broadens CS access and aligns with industry needs, with Code.org backing and officials noting similar moves in 49 other states.
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Melanie Haas
Overland Park Board
Stephen King
Kansas State Department of Education
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Randy Watson
KSDE
Katie Hendrickson
Code.org
Hendrickson
West Middle School to get new leader after Kempf resignation
Lawrence's West Middle School will appoint a new principal next school year after Brad Kempf announced his resignation to become assistant superintendent in the Emporia district. Kempf has led West for nearly five years and previously held roles in Emporia and Kentucky, with four years in the Army.
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Brad Kempf
Kempf
Emporia
West
White City
Tonganoxie
Fort Knox
U.S. Army
West Middle School
Public commenter seeks seat on Lawrence City Commission
Chris Flowers filed to run for the Lawrence City Commission saying the 21st Street bike boulevard was over budget and not done right. He moved to Lawrence in 1999 for KU studies, having lived previously in Plainville Hays and rural Russell County. He aims to prevent another overbuilt bike boulevard until the current project is properly completed.
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Chris Flowers
Lawrence
Flowers
Plainville
University of Kansas
Hays
Russell County
Commission
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