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Two area teachers named finalists for Kansas Teacher of the Year-Region 4

TOPEKA—Sept. 11, 2010—Kim A. Morrissey, an elementary physical education teacher at Dodge Literacy Magnet Elementary School in Wichita (Wichita USD 259), and Lu Anne Vides, a seventh-grade mathematics and science teacher at El Dorado Middle School (El Dorado USD 490), were named Region 4 finalists for the 2011 Kansas Teacher of the Year award today.

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Two area teachers named finalists for Kansas Teacher of the Year-Region 3

TOPEKA—Sept. 12, 2010—Holly R. Schreiber, a third-grade teacher at Belmont Elementary School in Shawnee (De Soto USD 232), and C. Dow Tate, a high school journalism teacher at Shawnee Mission East High School (Shawnee Mission USD 512), were named Region 3 finalists for the 2011 Kansas Teacher of the Year award today. View Article

Two area teachers named finalists for Kansas Teacher of the Year-Region 2

TOPEKA—Sept. 12, 2010—Linda G. Irvin-Wiersma, a fourth-grade teacher at Sunflower Elementary School in Paola (Paola USD 368), and Curtis Chandler, an eighth-grade language arts teacher at Wamego Middle School (Wamego USD 320), were named Region 2 finalists for the 2011 Kansas Teacher of the Year award today.

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Two area teachers named finalists for Kansas Teacher of the Year-Region 1

TOPEKA—Sept. 11, 2010—Jodi A. Testa, a third-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Junction City (Geary County USD 475), and Nikki M. Chamberlain, an eleventh-grade science teacher at Salina South High School (Salina USD 305), were named Region 1 finalists for the 2011 Kansas Teacher of the Year award today.

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ACT assessments of college and career readiness to be made available to Kansas junior high, high

TOPEKA – Helping secondary students plan for post-secondary opportunities is the goal of a recently-approved state initiative to make ACT Explore and ACT Plan assessments available to all Kansas 8^th and 10^th graders. View Article

Seven Schools Earn Excellence Award for Counseling

TOPEKA –The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the first Counseling Standard of Excellence Awards, to be honored at the Annual Fall Counselor Conference at Emporia State University on Nov. 4, 2010.

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Kansas graduates show readiness for college

TOPEKA – High school graduates in Kansas continue to outpace the nation in performance on the ACT college readiness exam. View Article

Highlights of the August State Board of Education Meeting

TOPEKA – Aug. 11, 2010 – The Kansas State Board of Education meeting Aug. 10-11 in Topeka began with a report from Interim Commissioner Dr. Diane M. DeBacker on the first meeting of the Kansas Commission on Graduation and Dropout Prevention and Recovery, which was held July 26. View Article

Closer look needed in reviewing schools, districts on improvement

TOPEKA – Twenty-four Title I school districts and 37 Title I schools in Kansas were identified as “on improvement” for the 2010-2011 school year during the Kansas State Board of Education meeting in Topeka today. View Article

CTE Summer Conference to be Held in Overland Park

More than 500 attendees will gather at the Sheraton Hotel and Overland Park Convention Center Aug. 2–4, 2010 for the annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Summer Conference. View Article

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