KU professor Hartman lauded with career achievement award
Ben Anglesbee reports James Hartman, a longtime KU professor emeritus, received the Career Achievement Teaching Award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Since 1970 he taught grammar and English history, studied American English, contributed to dictionaries and journals, and remains active with students and a survey project.
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Lawrence Public School Alumna Corinne Brinkerhoff Gains TV Success
Corinne Brinkerhoff, a Lawrence High School alumna, credits her public education for her TV writing career. She spoke at the Lawrence Education Community Breakfast, organized by the Lawrence Schools Foundation, noting strong teachers and a local foundation’s support helped her path to shows like Boston Legal The Good Wife Elementary and Reckless CBS 2014.
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Gov task force urges marriage to cut childhood poverty in Kansas
The Brownback administration task force on reducing childhood poverty recommends stronger premarital education to promote healthy marriages and proposes reducing marriage license fees for eight hours of premarital instruction. The report notes the license in Douglas County is 85.50 dollars and cites Phyllis Gilmore, secretary of the Department for Children and Families, as chair. Kansas Action for Children criticized the findings.
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Enrollments Press KU to Improve Recruitment and Strategy
Saturday column analyzes rising enrollment pressure on Kansas University and state universities amid nationwide declines. It notes slower growth, online courses, financial debt, and competition from community colleges, urging KU to sustain recruitment, accelerate four year graduations, and maintain high standards to attract top students and funding.
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