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Stimulus keeps college tuition down

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 9 at 6:23 a.m.

With all state universities raising tuition this year, Kansas college students might have suffered sticker shock.

Schools save programs but hurt chance for federal aid

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 9 at 6:50 a.m.

Despite an infusion of $159 million into Kansas schools this quarter, education leaders said it has helped them only to maintain the status quo.

Area schools find music helps kids hustle to class

BY SUZANNE PEREZ TOBIAS, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 8 at 2:11 a.m.

When kids at Truesdell Middle School hustle to class in the morning, they do it to "The Hustle."

District may join 'fair-funding' group

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 6 at 12:07 a.m.

The Wichita school district may join dozens of other districts that have decided before to sue the state over lack of funding.

Regents seek ways to educate workers

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 3 at 11:03 p.m.

As Kansas tries to increase the national profile of its state universities and cope with state budget cuts, higher education leaders said they want to know how to provide Kansas businesses with better prepared workers.

Can reducing the number of school districts solve state budget woes?

BY JEANNINE KORANDA, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 2 at 5:56 a.m.

TOPEKA — Kansas has 293 school districts ranging in size from West Solomon Valley in northwest Kansas with 39 students to Wichita with 49,744 students.

Report: Kansas test results average

BY JOHN MILBURN, Associated Press | Oct. 30 at 1:08 a.m.

TOPEKA — A federal report released Thursday places Kansas academic standards near the middle of the pack when compared with a benchmark national test.

Credit union opens branch inside Southeast High School

BY SUZANNE PEREZ TOBIAS, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 28 at 6:18 a.m.

Starting this week, students at Southeast High School can open a savings or checking account, use their debit card or apply for a zero-interest laptop loan at school.

Districts facing stricter graduation rate goals for funding

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 26 at 2:38 p.m.

Going back to high school seemed "pretty crazy" to 20-year-old Louis Arnett. "Then I thought, 'Do I want to be a dropout forever?' " said Arnett, a Wichita East High School senior. Educators statewide have focused discussion this month on preventing dropouts, holding summits in Wichita. One question they are dealing with: How will schools measure progress — in numbers or individuals?

Education may face more cuts

BY JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | Oct. 24 at 12:09 a.m.

TOPEKA — New students in Kansas' public schools and declining property values have punched what could become a $70 million hole in the state's already shaky budget, a top education official confirmed Friday.

Hawaii parents object to statewide school closing

BY MARK NIESSE, Associated Press | Oct. 24 at 12:09 a.m.

HONOLULU — Hundreds of angry parents protested Hawaii's statewide public school shutdown Friday, saying their children are losing out on education because of government budget cuts.

Wichita man leaves KU $2.5 million for scholarships

BY JEANNINE KORANDA, Eagle Topeka bureau | Oct. 22 at 12:09 a.m.

Longtime Wichita businessman and University of Kansas alumnus Paul Brooker's estate has donated $2.5 million to the school's endowment for scholarships.

Official: Colleges don't prepare teachers

BY LIBBY QUAID, Associated Press | Oct. 22 at 12:09 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is calling for an overhaul of college programs that prepare teachers, saying they are cash cows that do a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the classroom.

Parents, educators, students seek solutions to dropout problem

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 21 at 5:29 a.m.

Nearly 16 percent of Sedgwick County students dropped out before completing four years of high school in 2006-07, according to data from the Kansas State Department of Education.

KSU president works to improve transparency

BY JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | Oct. 16 at 12:05 a.m.

TOPEKA — Kansas State University's new president promised Thursday that the university will spell out next month how it plans to deal with issues raised by a state audit disclosing questionable financial transactions.

Goddard school chief puts off his retirement

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 16 at 12:05 a.m.

The Goddard school board has asked superintendent Charles Edmonds to postpone his retirement for one year so he can continue to lead the suburban school district through tough budget years and the opening of new schools.

Smart start for kids

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 16 at 6:03 a.m.

A unique early-childhood program is helping low-income students enter Wichita-area schools prepared to learn, according to data released by the Opportunity Project, or TOP.

State gives 127 excellence awards to Wichita schools

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 15 at 1:04 p.m.

Wichita schools this year received 127 of the state's standard of excellence awards, eight more than 2008, according to state data released this week. The award requires a certain percentage of students to score higher than passing on state assessments.

School board approves teachers' contract

BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 13 at 12:07 a.m.

About 5,700 Wichita school district employees are now working under contract changes negotiated in a tough budget year, including a pay freeze and changes in health insurance benefits.

Recording, not song, at issue in N.J. school

By Matthew Spolar, Philadelphia Inquirer | Oct. 13 at 12:07 a.m.

BURLINGTON, N.J. —The Burlington Township N.J. schools superintendent stands behind the student performance of songs about President Obama that created a national stir last month.

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