Chicagoan is new secretary of education
Hundreds of thousands of children in this country do not learn and eventually drop out of school. That is Arne Duncan's problem now.
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Hundreds of thousands of children in this country do not learn and eventually drop out of school. That is Arne Duncan's problem now.
Senior administrators at Wichita State University will run WSU's Center for Community Support and Research, at least temporarily. University officials say it is too early to say exactly what changes will be made at the financially troubled center.
Kansas has a cash-flow problem, one so serious that it's forcing state officials to dip into other accounts to pay the state's public education bills.
VFW Post 112 Ladies' Auxiliary is offering two scholarships for high school students. One is for artwork and will award a savings bond of up to $10,000. The other is for volunteer work with veterans, active military or their families and will award a savings bond of up to $5,000. Information is available at the post, 1560 S. Topeka, or by calling Karen Lucas, 316-440-4871.
In a year when gas prices rose close to $4 a gallon, Wichita school board members have voted for the first time to reimburse themselves for miles driven within the district.
East High School senior Joanna Behrman said she didn't think she did "that well" on her scholarship interview, so it was a surprise when she got a call Wednesday night telling her she had won a $26,000 academic merit award from Wichita State University.
About 300 seventh- and eight-graders at Hamilton Middle School will attend classes at Longfellow after Christmas break because of construction at Hamilton.