Kansas School Districts Face Shrinking Enrollments and Funding
School districts across Kansas battle shrinking enrollments and funding. Some consider consolidation or other merger remedies.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2005
Page
6
Consolidation efforts reshape Kansas districts facing decline
In two towns, students will move to Erie High School in fall 2005 after voters rejected a new high school. Comanche County USD 300 merged Protection and Coldwater, preserving history while creating a new identity for students. USD 380 near Manhattan uses distance learning and shared staffing to keep two high schools viable. Other districts pursue cooperation with neighbors rather than full consolidation, amid state aid considerations and varied enrollment declines.
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Erie High School
Bob Bartkoski
Comanche County
USD 300
Bartkoski
Protection
Coldwater
South Central High School
Vermillion Usd 380
Marshall County
Beth Reust
Manhattan
Centralia
Frankfort
Beust
USD 380
Sabetha Usd 441
Wetmore
Reust
Kansas
Agra- Eastern Heights Usd 324
Kensington Usd 238
Kensington
Eastern Heights
Jennings Usd 295
Emery Hart
Hart
Oberlin
Norton
Hoxie
Ottawa school district bonds yield strong deal and plans
Ottawa USD 290 reports about 700000 ahead on bond sales after Merrill Lynch bid 4.23 percent on 25.9 million bonds. Funds finance districtwide improvements including a new northside elementary school Garfield remodeling Ottawa High School band room and future land purchases. Bands purchase due later this month to be repaid over 20 years. School board member Jeanette Lowry to run for re election. Marge Stevens undecided.
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Herald
Ottawa
Merrill-Lynch
Garfield
12Th
College Streets
Ing
Ottawa High School
Piper-Jaffray
Kansas City
Jeanette Lowry
Marge Stevens
Legislators urge action as Sebelius stays silent on school funding
In Topeka lawmakers decry Gov. Kathleen Sebelius's silence on meeting a Kansas Supreme Court deadline to fund schools adequately. The governor urged a multiyear plan in her State of the State but offered no specifics, leaving legislators to craft solutions with bipartisan support while awaiting court guidance.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Senate
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Doug Mays
Sebelius
Mays
R-Topeka
John Vratil
R-Leawood
Nicole Corcoran
Supreme Court
Andover
Pat Terry
State House
House Education Committee
Kathe Decker
Jeitz
Sebelius Seeks Health Care Expansion with Tax Hike Plan
Sebelius proposes health care for 100000 Kansans funded chiefly by a 50 cent cigarette tax increase. She says no Supreme Court ruling compels action, but urgency remains. Senate President Morris counters that any tax rise requires careful scrutiny of current spending.
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Sebelius
Senate
Steve Morris
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