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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 2005

Page

3

Abrams Criticized Over Reading List Controversy in Kansas

Kansas educators criticize State Board of Education member Steve Abrams after he labeled local reading lists as pornography and linked disputed books to evolution debates. The issue centers on Blue Valley High School reading lists including Beloved, Black Boy, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Abrams Kansas Arkansas City Blue Valley Johnson County Toni Morrison Richard Wright Ken Kesey State Board of Education Steve Abrams Boards of Education Mark Tallman Kansas Association of School Boards Mark Desetti Kansas National Education Assn Board of Education Desetti Blue Valley Books Associated Press School Boards Association Citizens For Literary Standards Classicc Gettysburg Tom Trigg Trigg Tallman

Charter school debate echoes in western Kansas meetings

Corkins touts charter schools and vouchers to boost education through competition and parent choice while Morris supports charter schools to aid student entrepreneurs. Nielsen questions Corkins's readiness. Goodland and Liberal meetings reveal mixed reception and local priorities beyond charter issues.

Corkins Kansas Morris Kirk Nielsen Colby Fox

Kansas wrestling with Intelligent Design site mock guide

A Kansas web guide satirizes Intelligent Design and the state board of education. Citizens like Jack Krebs criticize the site's creators while academics note Kansas' rising notoriety as a symbol for the national debate over teaching evolution. Four of ten board conservatives face re election in 2006.

Thomas Fox Averill Washburn University Kansas California Texas Massachusetts New Jersey Averill Sue Gamble Tueay

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