Kansas Board of Education confronts testing budget clash
Gov. Bill Graves criticizes the Kansas Board of Education as it moves to eliminate performance based tests for math and reading, leaving only multiple choice sections while preserving writing. districts may still run their own tests but at cost. The dispute centers on funding and the need for critical thinking assessment to avoid a generation of robots and preserve meaningful evaluation.
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State Board of Education
Graves
Kansas Public Schools
U.S
BOE
Mary Douglass Brown
Wichita
Kansas
Kansas’ Board of Education
John D. Montgomery
Bill Graves
Reader Forum Submissions Sought by Ottawa Herald
Readers invited to send hand signed letters with author address and telephone number to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 1045 Cedar Ottawa Kansas 66067. Long letters may be edited for space.
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Otawa Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Stop Teens From Driving Us Crazy Kaul Column
Don Kaul reflects on teen driving, praising stricter rules and recounts his own novice lessons with his father in a 1941 Pontiac. He argues restrictions help teens avoid accidents, sharing humor and peril of the windshield incident and urging caution. He provides contact details for responses.
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Don Kaul
Georgia
Rouge Pools
Otcoffee
Aol.com
Tribune Media Services
Michigan Ave
Suite 1400
Chicago
Community thanks for AED grant and CPR training
The Pottawatomie Township Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders thank Ottawa Eagles Club Aerie 2700 for donation and facilities for CPR classes and lunches. They acknowledge Bob Hiles Farm Bureau Insurance Norris Insurance Ted McCurdy and Franklin County Ambulance Service, Jarit Industries, Tridon Lawn Service and many donors for enabling an Automated External Defibrillator purchase through Prudential Helping Hearts.
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Prudential Helping Hearts
Ottawa Eagles Club
Aerie
Eagles
CPR
Ottawa
Bob Hiles
Farm Bureau Insurance
Norris Insurance and Financial Services
Ted McCurdy
Franklin County Ambulance Service
AEC
Scott Reynolds
Prudential
Lane
Jarit Industries
Tridon Lawn Service
Ethel Persey Andrus
James Savage
Greeley
Recall of 1.2 million pounds hamburger patties raises food safety concerns
In Columbus Nebraska Hudson Foods recalls 40 000 pounds after 20 Colorado illnesses linked to E coli. Federal action aims to protect consumers and reassure the public while stressing ongoing improvements to the nations food safety system.
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Omaha
Neb
World-Herald
Columbus
Hudson Foods Co
Colorado
Herald
Covenant marriage law draws debate over premarital counseling
The Louisiana covenant marriage bill prompts cautions about redefining marriage as holier than usual and delaying divorce. Advocates urge premarital counseling, while critics warn focusing on divorce barriers misses the real aim, with broader support for up front education and counseling before marriage licenses.
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Ashington
Louisiana
Tony Perkins
Baton Rouge
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