Evolution debate again roils Kansas education policy
An editorial notes Kansas board members clash with common science standards on evolution as part of a 26-state draft. It recalls the 2005 reversal and urges leaving evolution teaching as established, arguing faith and science need not conflict in public schools while condemning divisive, unnecessary revisiting of the issue.
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Kansas State Board N: Education
Kansas
National Research Council
Kansas Board
Ken Willard
Hutchinson
Citizens For Objective Public Education
Florida
Putin faces Syria revolt as crackdown deepens
Trudy Rubin argues Putin’s opposition to bottom-up revolts fuels harsher actions at home and in Syria. She notes Moscow’s support for Assad, raids on opposition leaders, and a push to manage a transition rather than concede. The piece links Kremlin tactics to broader Middle East instability and questions whether Putin can be convinced to back a genuine reform.
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Sia
Anna Politkovskaya
United States
Assad
Mediterranean
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West
Washington
Ammar Abdulhamid
Vitaly Naumkin
Institute of Oriental Studies
Russian Academy of Sciences
Naumkin
Lebanon
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ceiling collapse at Young dry goods store in Lawrence
A north half ceiling collapse at the Young dry goods and shoe store at 845 Massachusetts street caused several thousand dollars in damage. The failure is blamed on insecure fastening of the ceiling, scattering plaster and dust over goods. Compiled by Sarah St. John.
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Massachusetts Street
Teachers drive education success and support needed
Gene Budig and Alan Heaps argue teachers are central to student learning and community wellbeing. They cite Harvard and Columbia research showing excellent teachers raise future income and college prospects, then urge stronger support, including loan forgiveness and a unified teacher training curriculum, to recruit and retain teachers.
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Columbia
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Caperton
Phi Delta Kappa
Gallup
Gene Budig
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Kansas University
Alan Heaps
New York City
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