Merit Pay Debate Pushes Education Reform in Kansas
Senator Frank Gaines urged swift action on a bill to require the state Board of Education to draft a merit pay plan for teachers by January 1, 1986. The plan would let districts adopt it or run their own with board approval, risking loss of state aid for noncompliance.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Education
Frank Gaines
Augusta
Senate Education Committee
Joseph Harder
Rmoundridge
Gaines
Kansas
Arizona
California
Texas
South Carolina
Steve Mulvenon
United School Administrators of
Mulvenon
Estes
David Litwin
KCCI
ECCI
Litwin
House
Ways and Means
Jack Shriver
Arkansas City
John Carlin
Carlin
Ways and Means Committee
Bill Bunten
R-Topeka
Profiles Continue From Page Bud Beeman
Beeman, 51, 1531 Orchard Drive, leads Town & Country Supply and has served on the board nine years. He aims to finish longstanding district projects including special education, the East Central Vocational Cooperative, middle school transition, and curriculum review. He cites testing improvements for college prep and vocational tracks as a focus. Bud Gibson seeks office for the first time with deep ties to Ottawa schools, praising the system and urging hands-on parent involvement. He and Claudia have three daughters, Sarah, Katie, and Elizabeth. Bud emphasizes keeping student perspective in governance.
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Bud Beeman Beeman
Orchard Drive
Town & Country Supply
Beeman
Ottawa Industrial Development
Greater
Pasco High School
Kansas City
University of Rochester
N.Y
Dorothy
David
OHS
Melissa
Becky
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Phil Gibson Gibson
Ottawa
RFD
Bing-Go
Citizens Advisory Council
Claudia
Sarah
Garfield
Katie
Elizabeth
American Academy of Family Practice
Vietnam
KU School of Medicine
Gollier
Mary Lynn
Jomore
John
Bane
OMS
Jerry Harnden Harnden
Ash
First United Methodist Church
Harnden
Perrts
Jack Bushman
Bushman
Kan
Richmond
Princeton
Franklin County Housing Board
Shawnee Mission High School
Baker Ihn
St. Paul School of Theology
Dee Anne
Hawthorne
Marianne
Jonathan
Advisory Council
Regent Schools See Enrollment Rise While FTEs Fall Kansas
State universities enrolled more students this spring, but full-time equivalents dropped at all Regents schools except the University of Kansas. Wichita State posted a record head count of 16,396, up 475, yet FTEs fell 377 to 10,478, risking about $500,000 in funding. Kansas State, Fort Hays, and Kansas Technical Institute also logged declines in FTEs, with mixed changes in head counts, while KU reported gains in both head count and FTEs.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Wichita State University
John Breazeale
WSU
William Wynne
Forevermore
Kansas State University
Fort Hays State University
Kansas Technical Institute
Pittsburg State
Emporia State
Paul Kincaid
Tom Rawson
Rawson
Ee Wsu
K-State
Fort Riley
Don Hoyt
Kstate
University
Pittsburg State University
Emporia State University
Regents Institution
Salina
KCC Halts Wolf Creek Rate Clock Delays
Kansas Corporation Commission pauses the 240 day limit on KG&E and partners Wolf Creek rate case delaying decision until Sept 30. Staff proposal would apply all testing power toward reducing output at other utilities to cut customer costs, with projected multi million dollar savings. A Feb 28 data deadline for Wolf Creek data is set with potential penalties for non cooperation.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
Walf Creek
Commission
Wolf Creek
KCC
Corporation Commission
Kansas
Wolf
EPA Warns KC About Ozone Pollution
The EPA sent letters to Missouri and Kansas officials saying the Kansas City metro area failed the federal ozone standards. States have a year to craft a plan to clean the air or face sanctions affecting federal funds and highway money.
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Kansas City, Kan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
EPA
Wayne Leidwanger
Region 7
Kan
Leidwanger
Nick Nikkita
Missouri Air Pollution Control Program
Willis Beal
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Kansas League of Municipalities
Ernie Mosher
League
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chambers of Commerce
Meaher
Tom Evans
Maynard Estes
Bucklin
Evans
Salina Implement Co
Kansas Public Television Board
Public Broadcasting Commission
State Department of Administration
State Board of Regents
Senate
Rochelle Chronister
Bud Gollier Gollier
W. 4Th
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Regent Schools
Breazeale
Kg&e
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Kansas Electric Power Cooperative Inc
KCPL
KEPCO
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