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Posted: Aug 8, 2024
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When Akshay Nair found out he had been accepted to a prestigious science camp this summer, he thought his days would be filled with elaborate laboratory experiments and lectures from world-renowned scientists and leaders in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields. 

“More than science camp, it felt like a life boot camp,” said the senior at Blue Valley West High School, Blue Valley Unified School District 229. “The life skills you learn, more than the content and the science, helped me the most.” 

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Posted: Aug 8, 2024
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Members of the Kansas State Board of Education during their August meeting will finalize the framework for the blue-ribbon task force charged with developing recommendations for K-12 students’ digital device use during and outside of school hours. 

During their July meeting, board members authorized Dr. Randy Watson, Kansas Education Commissioner, to form the working group charged with creating guidance for addressing several areas regarding the use of digital devices by K-12 Kansas students. 

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