Conference on Homelessness Opens in Kansas
About 100 people attended a town meeting launching a three day Governor's Conference on Housing and Homelessness in Topeka led by Governor Finney. Lawrence resident Phil Mansfield spoke of his own homelessness and urged a drop in center to connect people with services as 400 officials, providers and homeless participants plan tours and discussions for solutions.
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Susan Owen organizes Peter Rabbit party at Adventure A Bookstore
Susan Owen, a Baldwin school teacher and local resident, organized a Peter Rabbit party at Adventure A Bookstore as reported in the Journal-World on Sunday. The event highlighted community involvement and the popular children's author figure.
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KU linguist’s Niger teaching trip reveals tough economy
Fiona McLaughlin, KU associate professor, spent a year in Niamey teaching linguistics at the University of Niamey after a Fulbright. She describes Niger as one of the world’s poorest nations with schools closed for months, no chalk or running water, and a largely illiterate population.
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City pool stays open despite heat as season extended
Kansas city's Municipal Pool and Carl Knox Natatorium kept hours late into the season with a July to October extension. Weather cooled crowds. attendance ranged from 6 to 100 daily while staff cited revenue gains and continued use. The pool operates 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 1 30 p.m. to 9 p.m. weekends with $1.50 admission for ages 12 and up.
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Early look at public school poll broadcast in Bloomington
Local residents will view Phi Delta Kappa’s 25th Gallup Poll on public attitudes toward public schools via satellite on Sept. 28 at South Junior High School in Lawrence. The broadcast from Bloomington will feature a panel including Claudia Sanchez Harold Hodgkinson and Linda Darling-Hammond. The event aims to gauge public ratings of schools efforts on issues like values teaching school choice and inequities across states and districts.
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Lawrence School Business Partnership forms to aid district
Gene Ramp leads the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce in launching a Lawrence School Business Partnership to link local businesses with schools. Thirty six applicants seek a half time director role set to be paid about $15 000 yearly with the school district contributing similar funds and the chamber offering office space and a 15 member board. The partnership aims to fund academic needs focus lifelong learning and strengthen community feedback to the school system.
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