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TOPEKA – The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force has named the recipients of the 2007 Challenge Awards.
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TOPEKA, October 11, 2007 / The Kansas State Board of Education held its regular monthly board meeting beginning with a study session at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 8, 2007, in the boardroom of the Kansas State Department of Education
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TOPEKA—Results released today from the Kansas Statewide Assessments show strong performance in reading, mathematics, and writing for all students. The gaps are decreasing. Tests are given in grades 3 – 8 and once in high school for reading and mathematics.
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What: State Board of Education Meeting
When: October 8 (Study Session), October 9 – 10, 2007
Where: Boardroom, KSDE, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
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Five Kansas schools were among the 287 schools in the United States named by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings as 2007 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools.
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TOPEKA – The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results are being released today. Results of the NAEP exams are measured in two ways: (1) with an average scale score from 0 to 500, and (2) with achievement levels.
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Erin C. Capettini, a second-grade teacher at Cottonwood Elementary School in Paola (Paola USD 368), and Anton F. Ahrens, a high school chemistry teacher at Topeka High School (Topeka USD 501), were named Region 2 finalists for the 2008 Kansas Teacher of the Year award today.
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Jeri Powers, a reading specialist at Riverview Elementary School in Shawnee (DeSoto USD 232), and Elaine S. Corder, a twelfth-grade language arts teacher at Spring Hill High School (Spring Hill USD 230), were named Region 3 finalists for the 2008 Kansas Teacher of the Year award today.
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TOPEKA, September 12, 2007 / The Kansas State Board of Education held its regular monthly board meeting on September 11 - 12, 2007, in the boardroom of the Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Avenue.
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In the 2006 – 2007 testing cycle, 89% of the state’s public schools made adequate yearly progress (AYP), even though the targets for mathematics and reading have been steadily increasing since 2002. This compares with 84% of public schools making AYP last year. Student achievement continues to rise in Kansas.
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