Local 4-H'er Ludwick named to youth council
Ottawa 4-H member Tess Ludwick has been chosen to represent Kansas 4-H on the National 4-H Youth Directions Council, joining a national leadership team. She attended national training in March and works to promote youth involvement in decisions that affect them, with the group serving as ambassadors and trainers across the state and country. Dr Cathann Kress notes a history of involving youth to enhance community life and urges engaging youth as active citizens beyond consumer roles.
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Ottawa
4-H
Kansas
Cathann Kress
National
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
Two Kansas figures honored for service and leadership
Manhattan man Drew Bures earned Air Force Distinguished Graduate status for his ROTC work at Kansas State University during a joint Dec. 3 ceremony with Army ROTC. Baker University President Daniel M. Lambert was named a top educational leader by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, to receive the Chief Executive Leadership Award in Kansas City on Jan. 10, reflecting Baker's growth under his 1987 presidency, including campus expansions, new schools, and a rise in endowment.
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Manhattan
Drew Bures
Richmond
Air Force
Bures
Kansas State University Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corp
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Kansas State University
Baldwin City
Daniel M. Lambert
Baker University
Council For Advancement and Support of Education
Lambert
Kansas City
Jerry Weakley
Baker
Council
School of Professional and Graduate Studies
School of Nursing
Academic freedom faces new student led challenge
A survey of 50 top schools shows 49 percent of students say professors frequently comment on politics in class even when not part of the subject and 31 percent feel they must share a professor's views to earn a good grade. The debate centers on students invoking academic freedom to counter perceived indoctrination and bias in the classroom.
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Robert O'Neil
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson Center For the Protection of Free Expression
American Council of Trustees
Ottawa students gain skills at FFA National Convention
Ottawa High School students attended the 2004 Future Farmers of America National Convention in October in Louisville Kentucky. They joined leadership and community service workshops and learned how to launch local service projects with guidance from nonprofit groups such as The National Arbor Day Foundation American Cancer Society Big Brothers Big Sisters and Kids Voting USA.
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Chelsy Coen
Wellsville
Kelsey Diamond
Princeton
Future Farmers of America
Coen
Diamond
Ottawa High School
Ashley Reynolds
Galesburg
Ashley Guenther
Ottawa
Guenther
Louisville, Ky
The
National
Arbor Day Foundation, the
American Cancer Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters and
Kids Voting USA
Aides’ rising role reshapes U.S. classrooms
In classrooms nationwide about one million aides assist teachers, boosting instruction while facing unclear titles and limits. Congress ties aid qualifications to No Child Left Behind rules, requiring two years of college or an associate degree, or passing tests in reading, writing, and math.
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