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Posted: May 2, 2024
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Juggling long hours, building maintenance emergencies and staff and student issues, can all take a toll on a principal’s physical and mental health.

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Posted: May 2, 2024
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When Mac Carr was five weeks old, his parents began noticing his eyes were making different movements that weren’t typical for a child his age. 

His mom, Nicole, called an ophthalmologist to get him checked out. He was diagnosed with optic nerve hypoplasia, which Nicole said means someone could be sighted, otherwise seemingly typical, or totally blind and anywhere in between. They also did functional vision assessments, but that didn’t indicate blindness. So, it was a game of wait and see. 

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Posted: Apr 25, 2024
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Melinda Eddington joined Goddard Unified School District 265’s Parents as Teachers (PAT) program before her son, Jordan, was born in 2012. 

“It was definitely a blessing because I probably wouldn’t have gotten him referred as soon as I did,” Eddington said. 

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Posted: Apr 25, 2024
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Legislators returned to the Kansas Statehouse Thursday, April 25, as the veto session is underway. As of Thursday, the governor has signed five education-related bills into law.

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Posted: Apr 25, 2024
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Always on-the-go as an assistant principal at Andover High School, Andover Unified School District 385, Laura Scaglione gets her days started at 4 a.m. with a run even before she hits her school’s doors.

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