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Wichita school board approves list of potential cuts

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | June 23 at 7:22 a.m.

The Wichita school board Monday approved a list ranking more than $27 million in cuts to next year's budget; they just aren't sure yet how far down the list they will have to go.

  • Schools look at how to spend stimulus

    BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | June 22 at 1:42 a.m.

    Kansas expects to get $480 million in federal stimulus dollars marked for education, but local school districts say they will have few options for how the additional money is spent.

  • KC high schools struggle to find, keep principals

    BY JOE ROBERTSON, Kansas City Star | June 20 at 1:42 a.m.

    Clive Coleman knows the stunned look of a new principal in a tough school. "You're standing in the hall with a radio in your hand, students all around you," he said, striking the pose. His eyes bugged. His body froze.

  • Repairs at Hamilton leave some uncertainty

    BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | June 18 at 1:43 a.m.

    Wichita school leaders hope to have repairs at Hamilton Middle School completed before school starts in August, but students might have to begin another semester elsewhere.

  • Wichita school board picks Texas firm for artificial turf

    BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | June 16 at 6:17 a.m.

    The Wichita school board, for the second time in two months, approved a $3.7 million contract Monday with a Texas-based company to install artificial turf fields at five high schools.

  • Can virtual college tours replace actual campus visits?

    BY JENNIFER TORLINE, The Wichita Eagle | June 15 at 5:56 a.m.

    As summer begins and rising high school seniors start college searches, a Florida-based company is marketing its online one-stop college information site as a way for families to save time and money.

  • Conference puts pipe organs on parade

    BY CHRIS SHULL, Eagle correspondent | June 14 at 1:45 a.m.

    It's been called the King of Instruments. This week the pipe organ and its devotees will receive the royal treatment as the American Guild of Organists hosts a regional conference in Wichita.

  • Vandals destroy books at KU library

    Associated Press | June 12 at 1:39 a.m.

    Rare books containing old and expensive artwork have been stolen or torn apart, resulting in thousands of dollars of damage at a University of Kansas library, according to campus police.

  • Error on state test slips past everyone -- except East High student

    BY SUZANNE PEREZ TOBIAS, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 16 at 9:24 a.m.

    Geoffrey Stanford's teachers always tell him to read tests carefully. Every sentence. Every word. Slow down. Make sure you understand what's being asked, and then proceed. So while taking his state writing test last week, the East High junior saw something that didn't make sense.

  • Cuts threaten WATC's GED program

    BY Christina M. Woods, The Wichita Eagle | June 25 at 2:33 p.m.

    Margaret Harris of the Wichita Area Technical College will soon congratulate students who are now armed with high school diplomas.

  • Wichita schools closes out fiscal year in OK shape

    By Lori Yount, The Wichita Eagle | July 1 at 1:33 a.m.

    The Wichita school district ended the 2009 fiscal year with the state owing it a little more than usual, but the district should be able to pay its bills as it heads into the next school year, said chief financial officer Linda Jones.

  • East student chosen for scholars program

    BY JENNIFER TORLINE, The Wichita Eagle | July 4 at 1:33 a.m.

    When talking with Samanvitha Sridhar, it is easy to forget that the 17-year-old is not yet a senior at Wichita East High School.

  • State's top ed official might leave for D.C.

    BY JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | July 9 at 1:33 a.m.

    TOPEKA — President Obama has nominated Kansas' education commissioner for a key job in the U.S. Department of Education that would pull her back to Washington while the state's public schools face budget problems.

  • East High student wins national speech tournament

    June 25 at 2:08 a.m.

    Wichita East High School senior Evan Hernandez was named one of 17 national champions at the National Forensics League's National Debate and Speech Tournament this month.

  • Wichita middle schools may lose officers

    By Lori Yount and Brent D. Wistrom, The Wichita Eagle | June 26 at 6:23 a.m.

    Hadley Middle School students call him "Bear."

  • East grad is Presidential Scholar

    BY grant guggisberg, The Wichita Eagle | July 2 at 1:33 a.m.

    With a tough high school curriculum, serving on the Mayor's Youth Council, playing in the orchestra and taking part in the Science Olympiad, Tiffany Hwang stays busy.

  • College professors find Twitter a useful educational tool

    BY SUZANNE PEREZ TOBIAS, The Wichita Eagle | July 6 at 6:54 a.m.

    Liz Sothman first heard about Twitter during a writing class at Wichita State University.

  • Wichita school district changes special-ed centers

    By Lori Yount, The Wichita Eagle | July 9 at 6:26 a.m.

    Instead of its own school mascot, the gym wall at Sowers Alternative High School has the mascots from all seven of the Wichita district's comprehensive high schools painted on it.

  • East high students honored for efforts to end genocide

    BY JEANNINE KORANDA, Eagle Topeka bureau | June 27 at 2:31 a.m.

    TOPEKA — Nine runners from East High School are being honored by the National Education Association for their efforts to raise awareness and money to halt genocide worldwide.

  • Kansas governor cuts education 2% in 2010 budget

    BY Jeannine Koranda, Eagle Topeka bureau | July 3 at 2:33 a.m.

    TOPEKA — Public education and universities bore the brunt of cuts announced Thursday as Gov. Mark Parkinson sought to balance Kansas' budget.

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