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TOPEKA – In conjunction with the Alliance for Excellent Education’s national Digital Learning Day Feb. 1, 2012, Gov. Sam Brownback has declared Feb. 1, 2012 Digital Learning Day in Kansas.
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TOPEKA – The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is looking for sponsors willing to provide nutritious meals to Kansas children during the summer months.
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What: Special meeting of the Kansas State Board of Education
When: 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
Where: Office of the Commissioner, Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
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The University of Kansas has made progress in developing a new generation of assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.
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TOPEKA - Thirty-one beginning educators from around the state were named 2012 Kansas Cable Telecommunications Horizon Award recipients recently.
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TOPEKA – State Board of Education members took time during their meeting Jan. 10 and 11 in Topeka to further discuss Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed school funding formula.
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TOPEKA – Kansas is preparing to seek a waiver from some of the provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) is requesting public comment on its plans for accountability should the request be granted.
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TOPEKA, KS – The Kansas Volunteer Commission is pleased to announce approximately $130,000 in funding to eight Kansas organizations in Volunteer Generation Fund grants.
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TOPEKA – Forty-three Kansas elementary schools, 11 middle/junior high schools and 18 high schools were recently recognized as part of the fifth annual Governor’s Achievement Awards, honoring top performing schools in the state.
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Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran today announced the names of the two students who have been selected as delegates to the 50th Anniversary United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 3 – 10, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
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What: January State Board of Education Meeting
When: January 10-11, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Board Room, Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
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TOPEKA, KS – Governor Sam Brownback signed a proclamation on Jan. 4, 2012 declaring January as Kansas Mentoring Month to recognize the importance of mentoring and to encourage more Kansans to serve as mentors in their communities.
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TOPEKA—Education Commissioner Dr. Diane DeBacker announced today the names of the five Kansas schools she will nominate for the 2012 National Blue Ribbon (NBR) Schools Award Program.
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TOPEKA – Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed school funding formula was outlined for State Board of Education members at their monthly meeting in Topeka Dec. 13 and 14.
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TOPEKA – The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) recently launched the Open Education Resources (OER) website, providing Kansas educators with links to a wide range of free learning materials for students.
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TOPEKA - Thirteen Kansas educators achieved first-time certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in 2011, according to an announcement from NBPTS this week.
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TOPEKA – The Kinsley Library in Kinsley, Kansas was recently recognized in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service’s first ever Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) “Food, Fun and Sun!” Story and Photo contest.
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TOPEKA – Kansas will be among the states participating in the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools program, launched earlier this year to recognize schools taking a comprehensive approach to “greening” their school.
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WICHITA—Tiffany Richard, a high school biology, chemistry and AVID program teacher at Olathe East High School in the Olathe School District, USD 233, was named the 2012 Kansas Teacher of the Year during ceremonies in Wichita Saturday night.
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TOPEKA – Gov. Sam Brownback’s policy advisor, Landon Fulmer, shared with State Board members in November the broad outlines of a proposed school finance formula likely to be debated during the next legislative session.
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