Leaders weigh funding balance after court ruling in Kansas
Republican leaders say a court ordered overhaul of school finance may force scraps to higher education and all-day kindergarten plans. Senate Leader Terry Bruce notes every program will be reviewed as Topeka grapples with inequities highlighted by the Kansas Supreme Court ruling and Gov Brownback's 2014 funding proposals.
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Kansas not the flattest state, KU professor says
KU geography professor Jerry Dobson notes a poll showing 33 percent of respondents wrongly deem Kansas the flattest state. He cites the Flint Hills and Smoky Hills as visible uplands, arguing perception differs from reality and that Kansas has varied terrain.
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Vote on athletic fee set for this week
Kansas University student senate plans a vote this week to eliminate a long standing subsidy paid by students to the athletics department. The $25 fall and spring fee and $10 summer fee has funded women s and nonrevenue sports since the late 1970s to support Title IX compliance. In 2013 students paid about $1.1 million to Kansas Athletics Inc. an advisory board cited rising revenues and budgets in its briefing.
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