Sebelius presses education plan amid funding push
Gov Kathleen Sebelius told editors she will not abandon her three year plan to raise school funding by 304 million through higher sales income and property taxes. She faces GOP resistance though says she is ready for dialogue and tours to promote her plan.
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GOP
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Tim Rooney
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Congress seeks hearing on Colorado football sex recruiting
Rep. John Conyers urged a congressional oversight hearing tied to Violence Against Women Act reauthorization to probe sexual misconduct and recruitment tactics at the University of Colorado football program. He cited lawsuits alleging rape by players and recruits and claims of using women and alcohol to lure recruits, a practice the university denies.
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John Conyers
Michigan
House Judiciary Committee
James Sensenbrenner
R-Wisc
Conyers
Boulder
Mary Keenan
Washburn statue sparks Catholic backlash at university
Washburn University faces ire from alumni and donor withdrawals over the sculpture Holier Than Thou by Jerry Boyle. A federal judge ruled the campus display does not violate religious rights, while critics call the piece anti Catholic and urge removal ahead of July disposal.
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Washburn University
Kansas
Washburn
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Washburn Review
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Colo
Jerry Boyle
U.S
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van Bebber
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Washburn Law School
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Law School
Honor roll list by grade and student names
Third grade Greyson LaPlant Hannah Nehring Hunter Peoples Jillian Prather Hannah Rae Thomas. Fourth grade Jaime Birzer Ty Lutz Haley Silva. Fifth grade Jacque Sullivan Paul Thomas A and B honor roll. Third grade Elsie Bones Abby Chap Pell Shelby Ferguson Eli Grover Ethan Jackson Taylor Lindner Wyatt Peters Parker Finch A Shea Hiatt. Fourth grade Maggie Bones Jordan Gray Avery LaGalle Alex Mars Evan Mietchen Mycha Peterson Natalie Stoops Aaron Vainar. Fifth grade Hallie Bones Angela Geist Darrah Jorgensen Nathan Nowatzke Kelsi Ortega Anthony Ritter. 2003 Kansas State Math Assessment Exemplary category Paul Thomas Nathan Nowatzke Science Asses Darrah Jorgensen Nathan Nowatzke Robert Retzer Reading Assessment Kari Lutz.
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Greyson LaPlant
Hannah Nehring
Hunter Peoples
Jillian Prather
Hannah Rae Thomas
Jaime Birzer
Ty Lutz
Haley Silva
Jacque Sullivan
Paul Thomas
Elsie Bones
Abby Chappell
Shelby Ferguson
Eli Grover
Ethan Jackson
Taylor Lindner
Wyatt Peters
Parker Finch
Ashea’ Hiatt
Maggie Bones
Jordan Gray
Avery LaGalle
Alex Mars
Evan Mietchen
Mycha Peterson
Natalie Stoops
Aaron Vainar
Hallie Bones
Angela Geist
Darrah Jorgensen
Nathan Nowatzke
Kelsi Ortega
Anthony Ritter
Kansas State Science Asses
Robert Retzer
Education leaders urge action to fund Kansas schools now
In a Kansas National Education Association appeal, the need to boost funding, reduce class sizes, and provide adequate health care for educational staff is stressed. The piece highlights students Ben Luisa and Lakeesha and warns that delayed action risks Kansas' economic future.
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