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TOPEKA – March 4, 2010 – The Kansas State Department of Education received notification Thursday morning that Kansas is not among those selected as finalists for Phase I of the Race to the Top grant.
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What: March State Board of Education Meeting
When: March 9, 2010, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Where: Boardroom, Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
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TOPEKA – February 24, 2010 – Lindsey Curtis, 17, of Manhattan and Alex Stonebarger, 13, of Leawood have been named Kansas’ top two youth volunteers for 2010 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
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TOPEKA – February 16, 2010 – Seven students from Baldwin High School USD 348 were awarded first place for their efforts in the 2010 Real World Design Challenge on Tuesday in the Office of Governor Mark Parkinson.
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TOPEKA—February 9, 2010—The Kansas State Board of Education met February 9, 2010, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka. Nine Board members were present with John Bacon arriving later.
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TOPEKA – February 10, 2010 – The Kansas State Board of Education moved Tuesday evening to suspend the search for a new Commissioner of Education.
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Alexandria, VA – The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to announce that Sally Cauble of Liberal, KS, who is a member of the Kansas State Board of Education, has been chosen to serve on the NASBE Governmental Affairs Committee (GAC), the entity responsible for developing federal policy recommendations and communicating with Congress and federal officials about the education reform priorities of state boards of education.
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TOPEKA, January 25, 2010 / Are there children in your community who will go hungry this summer? The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) can help fill that hunger gap by assisting organizations that provide summer education and recreational programs to participating children.
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TOPEKA – January 21, 2010 – Kansas has completed the Phase 1 application for $166 million through the Race to the Top Fund. The $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund is the largest ever federal competitive investment in school reform.
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Arlington, VA – The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to announce that David Dennis, a member of the Kansas State Board of Education, has been selected to serve on a year-long NASBE study group—Common Ground: Education and the Military Meeting the Needs of Students—to examine the skills and knowledge youths need to become strong students and leaders as they transition from post-secondary education to the next phase of their lives.
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TOPEKA, January 19, 2010/Thirty-one beginning educators from around the state were named 2010 Kansas Horizon Award recipients.
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TOPEKA—January 15, 2009—The Kansas State Board of Education met January 12-13, 2010, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka.
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TOPEKA—Karen M. Tritt, the 2010 Kansas Teacher of the Year, will be presented the keys to a 2010 Chrysler Sebring at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2010, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel byBrandon Williams, area manager of operations for Topeka, Lawrence and Leavenworth for Enterprise-Rent-a-Car.
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TOPEKA—December 10, 2009—The Kansas State Board of Education met December 8-9, 2009, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka.
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What:Kansas State Board of Education Meeting
When: December 8-9, 2009, Board Room
Where: Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
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TOPEKA—The $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund is the largest ever federal competitive investment in school reform.
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TOPEKA—Interim Commissioner Diane DeBacker today announced that she will send five nominations to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for the 2010 National Blue Ribbon (NBR) Schools Award Program. These schools will be invited by Secretary Duncan to apply for this prestigious award. The final selection of the 2010 NBR schools will be made in September 2010.
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November 21, 2009 - Shawnee Mission West High School foreign language teacher named 2010 Kansas Teacher of the Year
WICHITA—Karen Tritt, a foreign language teacher at Shawnee Mission West High School, Shawnee Mission USD 512, was named the 2010 Kansas Teacher of the Year during ceremonies in Wichita Saturday night. Interim Commissioner Diane DeBacker made the announcement before a gathering of 450 education officials, corporate leaders, and state policy makers.
“I am pleased and honored to present this award to Karen Tritt,” Interim Commissioner DeBacker said. "Her enthusiasm for learning and her passion for teaching are evident in the positive environment she has created not only in her classroom but also in her district and community.”
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TOPEKA—November 10, 2009—The Kansas State Board of Education met on November 10, 2009, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka. Ken Willard was absent; all other Board members were present.
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