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The KSDE News Room

The KSDE News Room is the area to find press releases, announcements, and other interesting tidbits about KSDE and education in Kansas. The most current press releases are below with links to an archive of past releases. Podcasts of KSDE events, conferences, and presentations are available in this area as well. Consider using a news aggregator (Wikipedia: definition) to make sure you don't miss a single press release!

Press Releases

State Assessment Results Show Continued Growth by Kansas Students

TOPEKA—October 13, 2009—Results released today from the 2009 Kansas Statewide Assessments show continued growth in reading, mathematics, science and writing for all students.

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Kansas Students Receive State AP Scholar Award

TOPEKA, October 12, 2009—Two Kansas students received the College Board State APÒ Scholar Awards based on their outstanding performance on the Advanced PlacementÒ (APÒ) Examinations. View Article

State Board of Education (SBOE) October Meeting

The Kansas State Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled meeting in the Boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education on Tuesday, October 13, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and continuing on Wednesday, October 14, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The State Board will receive the 2009 State Report Card data at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13.

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Kansas Adopts Lexile Measures

TOPEKA—October 5, 2009—When Kansas’ more than 263,000 students in grades 3–8 and 11 receive their Kansas State Assessment reports later this month, their reading scores will also be reported as a Lexile® measure. View Article

Kansas is first state in nation to have new reporting capabilities

TOPEKA – September 28, 2009 - Kansas State Department of Education today announced that Kansas schools and districts using Renaissance Learning’s STAR Reading and STAR Math assessments hosted on the Renaissance Place Real Time platform will be the first in the nation to have new reporting capabilities for assessing progress towards proficiency on the Kansas General Reading and Math Assessments.

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