Kansas labeled in failing category on higher-ed report
The report shows Kansas in the failure category amid rising college costs and improving high school preparation. Key figures include 88 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds with a diploma, 71 percent for minorities, and 32 percent of ages 25 to 65 with a bachelor’s degree, with 1,232 more students entering Kansas colleges than leaving.
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Kansas
Robinson
David Breneman
Curry School of Education
University of Virginia
City smoke ban stirs mixed reaction as signatures push election
Lawrence officials weighed a smoking ban amid claims of declining sales. Neverve and commissioners noted hardships, while bar owners gathered about 4,000 voter signatures to force a February election. Citations issued to Stu's Midtown and Coyote's reflect enforcement, as officials seek data on sales impact.
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Neverve
Boog Highberger
City Commission and
School Board
Stu’s
Town
Coyote’s
E. 23Rd St
Lawrence Municipal
Bruner
Lawrence
Lawrence honors centennial planner at city meeting
Lawrence officials surprised Clarence Hills with a vase inscribed with thanks for years of work on the Sesquicentennial events. Sue Hack predicted Hills may help again for the bicentennial as residents sang Happy Birthday to Lawrence. Amos Lawrence cookies were handed out to attendees.
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Lawrence City Commission
Clenece Hills
Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission
Sue Hack
Free State Glass
Lawrence
Amos
Amos Lawrence
Mains
Journal-World Photo
City Commission
Hills
Lawrence Sesquicentennial Week Event Series Planned
Free and paid activities fill a week in Lawrence with talks tours parades and concerts. Highlights include Tell Your Lawrence Stories recordings at Lawrence Public Library. a lecture on Life in Kansas Territory by Pat Michaelis at Trinity Episcopal Church. a noon concert by the Lawrence City Band. a birthday party in South Park with cake games and exhibits. and the Grand Entry Celebration Social Pow Wow at Haskell Pow Wow Grounds. The schedule features museums Watkins Community Museum and the Eldridge Hotel events plus a mass parade starting at Watson Park and a stamp cancellation at Watkins Community Museum. Reservations and fees noted for some events.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Public Library
Kansas Territory
John
Sarah Everett
Pat Michaelis
Kansas State Historical Society
Trinity Episcopal Church
Museum of History
Mass
Douglas County
Watkins Community Museum of History
South Park
Lawrence City Band
Della Hadley
Sara Robinson
Charles Robinson
Kansas
Amos Lawrence
Reserva
Haskell
Aim
Eldridge
Massachusetts
11Th
Massachusetts Streets
Watson Park
Massachusetts Street
Watkins
Study assigns U S colleges an affordability grade F
The biennial Measuring Up 2004 report by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education lowers the national affordability grade from D to F. Only California Utah and Minnesota score above a D among states with California holding the best state mark now a B after tuition hikes.
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National Center For Public Policy and Higher Education
California
Utah
Minnesota
Employers say workers lack writing skills
New York report by the College Board's National Commission on Writing finds about one third of U S workers do not meet writing requirements for their positions. It notes demand for accuracy clarity spelling punctuation and conciseness in emails reports and presentations and suggests schools universities and training as remedies.
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New York
U.S
College Board
National Commission On Writing
Gaston Caperton
Commission
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Clinton Lake
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence Public Schools
Haskell Stadium
Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center
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Overland Drive
Michael Pearson
Bob Kerrey
Writing Commission
New School University
New York City
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CCU
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