Expanding Horizons conference highlights girls in science and math
More than 200 middle school girls from Kansas participated in the sixth annual Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics at Emporia State University on March 11. Female professionals spoke about careers in veterinary science volcanology and radiology to encourage continued interest in STEM fields.
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Kansas
Emporia State University
Garnett
Cara Covault
Kyra Strobel
Osawatomie
Laura Gross
Alyssa Auten
Sara Carter
Brianne Colbert
Anna Dudley
Jenny Hall
Rachel Lamar
Jamie Long
Kacee Merson
Amanda Roseberry
Megan Stoker
Samantha Troutman
Johnna Wendt
Ottawa
Jennifer Harness
Pam Covault
Brenda Robinson
Cynthia Harness
Paola
Cindy Schwarz
Senate shots down funding cut for Kan-Ed network plan
The Kansas Senate rejected a 4.5 million startup funding cut for Kan-Ed, a state education technology network linking 304 districts, 28 education service centers, and 330 libraries. Supporters call it equalizing access, while opponents worry about premature state investment and private-sector alternatives. Funding relies on future federal support, with final budget still pending May adjournment.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Pat Ranson
Wichita Republican
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Kan-Ed
House of Representatives
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Robert Tyson
R-Parker
Karen Brownlee
Rolathe
Cox Cable Co
Dwayne Umbarger
R-Thayer
Janis Lee
Kensington
Ottawa Scouts work on Eagle ranks with local projects
Two Ottawa boys Mark Didde and Dustin Van Leiden, both 14, pursue Eagle Scout ranks with projects at Orris Cox Complex for the Ottawa Recreation Commission. Didde builds a batting cage for girls softball practice and Van Leiden constructs a centralized flagpole area, with volunteers aiding. Both deem scouting fun and plan more camping trips, including a June High Adventure trip in Ely, Minnesota, and a July Camp Bartle visit in Missouri.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Mark Didde
Dustin van Leiden
Didde
Orris Cox Complex
van Leiden
Tim
ORC
Jane Yancey
Commission
Yancey
Mike
Kansas
United States
Ely
Minn
Bartle
Osceola
Start early in search for college scholarships
Experts urge students to begin applying in senior year and send many resumes. Institutional scholarships offered by colleges are best bets, with types including talent leadership academic and departmental. Local scholarships stay within communities but are rarer, while national programs offer vast competition.
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Tony Graber
Bethel College
Dodge City
Mike Sparks
Sparks
Target
Coca-Cola
Scholarships tips for high school students
Nickerson High School counselor Sherri Yourdon recommends neat handwritten applications may be dropped by some organizations. Start junior year by listing activities and seek letters of recommendation early. In senior fall, target three or four colleges and apply to all for scholarships.
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Graber
Nickerson High
Sherri Yourdon
Dodge City High School
Mike Sparks
Sparks
Bill expands charter schools in Kansas Senate action
Topeka Kansas. A bill to double charter schools to 30 from 15 under a 1994 law cleared the Senate 34 to 6 while a proposal to empower the State Board of Education to approve charters after local board rejection failed 20 to 20. Chairwoman Barbara Lawrence urged stronger appeal rights and noted nine of 15 charters are alternative schools started locally for extra federal funds.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
State Board of Education
Yainea Charter
Barbara Lawrence
House
Lawrence
Wichita
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