Experts question results of poll by teachers union
Harris News Service reports a Kansas poll showing two to one support for education tax hikes. Experts doubt the survey’s verifiability and sample balance, noting questions and wording remain undisclosed. Poll by Jayhawk Consulting for KNEA defended as standard and reliable by its leader.
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Harris
Topeka
Teachers’ Union
Bob Glass
Lawrence
Glass
Institute of Public Policy and Business Research
University of Kansas
Kansas National Education Association
Association
Craig Grant
Duane Schrag
Chanute Tribune
Union
KNEA
Schrag
John Claman
Salina
Claman
Johnson County
Kansas
Jayhawk Consulting Co
Jim Yonally
Yonally
Grant
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Glasscock
Bill Graves
ACLU files prayer complaint against Boone Central leader
The Nebraska ACLU charged Boone Central Schools Superintendent Richard Stephens with violate student rights by leading an assembly prayer. The complaint cites Stephens saying he would turn to the Lord and began an extemporaneous prayer during the Albion Petersburg merger context, noting prior instances.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
American Civil Liberties Union
State Department of Education
Boone Central Schools
Richard Stephens
U.S. Supreme Court
Stephens
Petersburg
Albion
Boone Central
Tim Butz
ACLU
Wellsville students become experts in diverse topics
Ten grade students at Wellsville High School work under teachers Dirk Over and Steve Decker on the Experts program. Over four months include reading, Internet research, films, and live sources. A project fair April 27 will showcase exhibits to students, parents, and local community members.
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Wellsville High School
Megan Reed
United States
Lance O'Dea
Dennis Cox
O'Dea
Over
Decker
Mary Raczor
Wellsville
Fingerprints replace cash in lunch line
In three Pennsylvania school districts a fingerprint payment system lets students buy cafeteria items without cash. At Welsh Valley Middle School the index finger is scanned, a 27 point template matches to a stored number, and the image is discarded. Officials say only numeric data remains and cannot be reinterpreted as a fingerprint.
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Penn Valley
Pennsylvania
Linda Kelly
Welsh Valley Middle School
Philadelphia
Food Service Solutions Inc
Altoona
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Ottawa
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Josh Melcher
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Southwestern
Kent and
Julie Melcher
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Ottawa, Kansas
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