Fourth graders improve while high school seniors slip in reading
The 2002 Nation’s Report Card shows fourth graders advancing significantly since 1998 while eighth and especially twelfth graders fall behind. Only 31 percent of fourth graders and 33 percent of eighth graders reach proficient reading, with 36 percent of seniors meeting that level, down from 40 percent in 1998.
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Washington
America
Rod Paige
Ing
Independent National Assessment Governing Board
National Center For Education Statistics
The
Education Department
K State graduates earn honors in spring 2003
Kansas State University graduates Brett Alan Lyman of Wellsville earned cum laude honors, ranking in the top 10 percent with a business administration degree. The spring 2003 list includes numerous area students excelling in the top 10 percent of their classes across Garnett Ottawa Richmond Wellsville Williamsburg Burlingame Carbondale London Melvern Osage City Baldwin City and other communities. KU history honor society welcomes Payne a Santa Fe Trail High School graduate and KU senior eligible after completing four history courses with GPA thresholds.
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Manhattan
Brett Alan Lyman
Wellsville
Kansas State University
Garnett
Chris L. Miller
Ottawa
Travis Lawrence Brownrigg
Jason Charles Eichenberger
Bryce Martin Huschka
Ryan Joseph Huschka
Adam B. Kretzer
Adam Harrison Smith
Jayme Ashley Vance
Jared Scott Wiesner
Patricia D. Zabloudil
Tim Ryan Bunch
Amber J. Showalter
Richmond
Ashley Sutton Dunbar
Whitney Lynn Coen
Jeff David Taylor
Williamsburg
Johnnie Lister Taul
Burlingame
David Edward Thompson
Carbondale
Amy Denise Runnebaum
London
Chelsea Lee Richmond
Melvern
Lori Agnes Alexander
Osage City
Diane Renee Burkhall
Baldwin City
Thomas Aaron Bondurant
Deanna Lynn Darting
Lawrence
Nicolé
Phi Alpha Theta
Payne
Santa Fe Trail High School
Former community college head jailed for marijuana charges
A Des Moines area college president David England and his wife Donna were sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Police found $2,500 worth of marijuana and seedlings in their suburban home on March 12. England, 50, formerly of Des Moines Area Community College, resigned from a $183,750 annual post.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Community College
Sheir
David England
Donna
William Kutmus
Des Moines Area
Kansas Wesleyan signs transfer pact with Barton County
Kansas Wesleyan University and Barton County Community College formalized an agreement allowing Barton County graduates with an associate degree to transfer to Wesleyan with junior status. The pact eases credit evaluation, aligning transfers with state four year institutions and reflecting growing respect for community college outcomes.
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Salina
Barton County Community College
Kansas Wesleyan University
Kansas Wesleyan
Wesleyan
Barton County
Great Bend
Kansas Community College
Board of Regents University
Kansas State University
Fort Hays State University
Concordia
Cloud County Community College
Kerstetter
Karen Clos
Clos
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