Does It Pay To Live In Lawrence Wage Gap Highlighted
A Kansas Wage Survey shows Lawrence workers earn about 15 percent less on average than peers in the Kansas City metro. The report analyzes thousands of Kansas businesses and notes wide variation by profession while comparing Lawrence to Kansas City and other communities.
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Planning Starts on School Funding Formula
Governor Sam Brownback and Kansas State Department of Education leaders invite public input on the next school funding system. In a letter to education groups and the public, Brownback calls the process an opportunity to shape Kansas education for the next generation.
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Retired prof funds Melville chair at KU
Elizabeth Schultz, emerita of English at the University of Kansas, has donated 1.5 million dollars to establish a Melville professorship. A leading Melville scholar, her 34 year career included teaching ecocriticism, a Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer tour in China, and advocacy for gender equality with the February Sisters. The gift aims to sustain Melville studies at KU for future generations.
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