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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 2001
Page
9
Williamsburg students name homecoming candidates Floyd Rolland Kyle Wadkins Chris Olsen Lauren Hawkins Nicole Jordan Leah Crook. Panthers host White City tonight in homecoming football game.
Kansans pay nearly 94 million more in property taxes to support public schools through local-option budgets. Preliminary figures show 291 of 304 districts spending over 467 million this way, a 20 percent rise from last year. Representative Laura McClure notes districts must pass costs down due to insufficient state funding.
Rep Bethell argues for adequacy over Cadillac funding as lawmakers balance local control and state aid. Kansas added 67 million for K-12 to reach 2.3 billion while districts pursue optional budgets to boost salaries. Critics say expectations outpace revenue and inequities persist since the 1992 shift to state control.
Kansas education officials praised the 2001 student assessment results as aligning with a $1.16 billion three year plan to raise achievement and teacher salaries. More than 60 percent of students ranked in top levels across math reading science and social studies with over 97 percent participation. gaps persist for at risk students, estimated at 20 to 25 percent.
Ottawa University hosted a student appreciation dinner in the Mowbray Union where TechSkills executive chairman John Poland announced underwriting of 10 four year scholarships. Recipients include Brent Baker Dalton Bugner Jonathan Ford Elliot Funk Preston Gerke Richard Horn Derrick Hutton Joshua Moenkhoff Jeff Orcutt and Sam Thiessen. The scholarships cover full tuition for BA in information technology studies.
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