Transition to Teaching program aids Garden City teacher
Amanda Votan, a high school biology teacher in Garden City, joins Kansas State Department of Education's Transition to Teaching program. It provides 1500 dollars annually to help earn official certification through Internet courses at Fort Hays State University and Wichita State University among 12 participating colleges.
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Amanda Votaw
Votaw
Kansas State Department of Education
Caroline Gallegos
Votan
Garden City High School
Fort Hays State University
Amanda Votan
Wichita State University
Wotan
Kansas lawmakers face school finance along with tax and service issues
Legislative leaders say school finance remains a dominant issue after Judge Bullock's ruling but other topics like a streamlined sales tax, health services, economic development, and gaming also demand attention. They note Medicaid spending is rising faster than K-12 and postsecondary funding, highlighting the need for balanced action this session.
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Chris Green
Hutchinson
Shawnee
Terry Bullock
Topeka
Bullock
Senate
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
House
Doug Mays
Ropeka
Mays
Kerr
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Ness City student beats odds after brain cancer diagnosis
Andy Keenan, 25, a University of Kansas law student from Ness City, battled glioblastoma multiforme. He underwent multiple surgeries and radiation at MD Anderson, with monthly chemotherapy planned for another 18 months. His fiancée Erica Brown became his caregiver as they relentlessly pursued information and treatment.
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Ness City
Andy Keenan
Andy
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Salina
Keenan
Jesus
MD Anderson Cancer Hospital
University of Texas In Houston
Erica Brown
Heaid
Ient
Brown
Scholarships and dean's list news from local colleges
Applications for Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary scholarships are now available at the hospital information desk with a March 5 deadline. Applicants must reside in Franklin County or be hospital employees and be enrolled in a health related program. Contact Dorothy Mohyr at 242-5785 for details. Mark A. Samsel, Ottawa, made the Missouri Valley College dean's list for fall 2008. Frontier Farm Credit offers eight $1,000 scholarships for 2004-2005 for customers or their dependents, enrolled full time in the second half of study. Applications are due March 31. call 877-744-7144 or visit frontierfarmcredit.com.
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Mark A. Samsel
Ottawa
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Marshall
Frontier Farm Credit
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Emporia
Eureka
Hiawatha
Lawrence
Manhattan
Marysville
Kansas
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