State wins three year NCLB waiver extension for Kansas
The U S Department of Education granted Kansas a three year extension of its No Child Left Behind waiver amid talks of a broader law overhaul. The department cited Kansas measures aimed at improving all students as justification for the extension. The 2001 act required 100 percent proficiency by 2014, though reform stalled in Congress and waivers began in 2012.
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City budget talks delay tax hike plans for 2016
Commissioners discussed maintaining current services with possible pay raises without raising taxes while weighing requests for mental health workers social workers and a night time detective staff for the Lawrence Police Department. A tax increase may be needed for those positions though state law and the local property tax lid complicate the 2016 budget. Interim City Manager Diane Stoddard noted confusion over how the lid will impact finances as officials study options for the year.
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Wagle reflects on 2015 Kansas tax policy talk at KU
Senate President Susan Wagle told a Dole Institute audience that Kansas faced a deeper financial crisis than expected and that lawmakers since 2012 knew tax cuts would need revision. She cited freshman lawmakers complicating the 2015 session and called taxes the toughest issue for legislators.
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Ronson discusses social media at Free State Festival
Journalist Jon Ronson told Liberty Hall crowds that three life moments changed him turning vegetarian quitting smoking and turning off social media. He spoke on his book So Youve Been Publicly Shamed and warned that Twitter reshapes empathy while urging cautious posting amid online shaming and miscontextual comments.
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