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| Tuesday, September 14, 2010
St. George Elementary School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education. The award was announced at a news conference held last week by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “Schools honored with the Blue Ribbon School Award are committed to achievement and to . . . read more
Facility Projects Article III: WES Potential facility upgrades have been a topic of articles over the past few weeks. So far, I have discussed some . . . read more
Facility Projects Article II: Classroom Space I began discussing potential facility projects with you last week. In that first article, I explained renovation plans for the . . . read more
District Facility Options: Article One Our Keep Improving District Schools (KIDS) Committee met throughout this past year and discussed several facility . . . read more
Democrats Propose Alternate School Funding Plan A few weeks ago, I explained the Governor’s proposal for altering how schools are funded. My general opinion was . . . read more
The Governor’s School Funding Proposal In my opinion, the Governor has made an honest and reasonable attempt to stabilize and simplify the current system of financing . . . read more
Each year, Kansas school students in grades 3-8 and one grade in high school are required to take a state test in math and reading. Other exams in other subject . . . read more
Rock Creek Students Score High on ACT Tests The American College Testing (ACT) examination is a college admissions test taken by hundreds of thousands of students . . . read more
The Kansas Association of School Boards recently held a series of meeting around the state to inform the public about important matters relating to Kansas public education. You can see all of the details by . . . read more
You can view a recent study of KS 1:1 lap-top programs here: KS 1:1 Lap-Top Programs read more
School Cash Balances Can’t Solve Budget Shortfalls “A 1 percent increase in district performance is associated with a 0.83 percent increase in spending.” —Legislative Post-Audit Report (2006) In case you haven’t . . . read more
Rock Creek Junior/Senior High School has been named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The award was announced at a news conference on September 15 th by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. RCJSHS . . . read more
WES Playground RCJSHS Vocational Building The New St. George Elementary School If you would like to keep track of the progress of . . . read more
Serve and Return How the Pre-Kindergarten Brain Develops Some research is faulty. Some research has a pre-conceived agenda. Some . . . read more
