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Kathy Toelkes
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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

Five Kansas Schools Recognized as 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools

Five Kansas schools were among the 314 schools in the United States named by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools. View Article

Kansas students keeping it real with the Real World Design Challenge

Governor Mark Parkinson today issued a challenge to high school students across Kansas—form a team and become involved the 2010 Real World Design Challenge. Governors throughout the country are challenging students to become involved in the Governor’s Cup State Level Challenge.

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Preview of State Report Card Data

A media briefing will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 9, 2009, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education for the purpose of previewing the state report card & QPA data, as well as identifying the schools achieving Standard of Excellence distinction for the 2008-09 school year. View Article

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEPTEMBER STATE BOARD MEETING

TOPEKA/The Kansas State Board of Education met on September 8-9, 2009, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), 120 SE 10^th Ave., Topeka. Sally Cauble was present by phone on Tuesday and in person on Wednesday. All other members were present.

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87.6% of Kansas Schools and 88.5%of Districts Make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

For the 2008-09 testing cycle, 87.6% of the state’s public schools and 88.5% of districts made adequate yearly progress (AYP), even though the targets for mathematics and reading have been steadily increasing since 2002. View Article

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