Charter School Challenges Highlight Kansas Hearing
An interview with Polia Charter Schoal Ghestvar Vai Sumner discusses sustaining charter schools in Kansas. Fifth grader Kelsey Reynolds notes comfort needs at school with a floor pillow and Chex mix, saying some kids learn better chewing. Delia Charter School north west of Topeka offers varied learning methods.
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Kelsey Reynolds
Delia Charter School
Topeka
Reynolds
Polia Charter
Della
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New School
Kansas charter schools face funding squeeze and closures
Kansas charter schools, begun in 1997, will mostly stay open as educational programs amid funding cuts and stricter standards. Half of the state's 26 charters have notified they'll close next year, while seven seek renewals and new charters may rise with an $8 million three year federal grant to aid planning and creation.
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Pam Sumner
Kaw Valley
Kansas
Delta
Diane DeBacker
Kansas State Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education
City designs on new look for Jiffy Lube and beyond
Olathe plans require design guidelines for all built structures shaping appearance of residential, commercial and industrial projects. Jiffy Lube adapted its brick facade and concealed doors to fit guidelines, reflecting a broader push seen in Lawrence for design standards in Horizon 2020 revisions and nodal plan development along Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway.
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Olathe
Johnson County
Julie Williams
Lawrence
Lawrence- Douglas County
Bryan Dyer
Toddlers overeat fats sugar and salt study finds
A Feeding Infants & Toddlers Study funded by Gerber finds American infants and toddlers consume too many calories and sodium. Median daily intake for ages 1 to 2 is 1,220 calories versus 950 needed, with high consumption of French fries pizza candy and soda and limited fruit and vegetables.
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San Antonio
Gerber Products Co
North Korea signals shift in stance on dismantling nukes
North Korea for first time in months signals it will consider Bush's written security assurances in exchange for dismantling its nuclear program. The shift comes after earlier mocking responses and amid Chinese diplomacy backing resumed six party talks. Washington confirms State Department comments on the offer.
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South Korea
North Korea
Bush
China
Banggao
Pyongyang
United States
Washington
U.S. State Department
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