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Mom: School Pulled Wrong Tooth From Son
Sabrina Grant, of Framingham, says her anger turned to rage when her 10-year-old son got home, because she discovered the wrong tooth had been yanked.
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Wichita School Wins Grand Prize For Keeping Students Fit
The grand prize winner in the Fuel Up to Play 60 Physical Activity Challenge was Gardiner Elementary School.
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Boy Wants Apology For King Costume Dispute
An 8-year-old boy who was kicked out of class for wearing a costume of Dr. Martin Luther King is asking for an apology from school officials.
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Kansas Lawmakers Approve Bill On Higher Education
Kansas legislators want to provide more help for college students who struggle academically, but without having the state pay for remedial courses at its universities.
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School Pulls Boy Out Of Class For MLK Costume
A white Colorado second-grade student who wore black face paint as part of a Martin Luther King costume has drawn criticism from school officials.
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School District Shuts Down Lunch Loans
School officials say parents were notified last week warning them the loan program was shutting down for the year.
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Study: Millions Of Students Chronically Absent
A new national report says up to 7.5 million students miss nearly a month of school each year, making them much more likely to drop out before they graduate.
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KU Proposes Tougher Admissions Standards
The proposed standards would raise the required GPA score of high school students and require students to apply by Feb. 1.
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Brownback To Sign Apology For Segregation
The governor is preparing to sign a proclamation apologizing for years of state-sanctioned segregation.
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Kansas Early-College Program Graduates Second Class
A math and science academy created to keep some of Kansas' top students from leaving the state has graduated its second class.
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Kansas State Planning New Residence Hall
Kansas State University is planning to build its first new residence hall on campus in half a century.
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Wind Turbine Erected At Circle High School
Circle High School received a new wind turbine on Monday as part of Kansas State University's Kansas Wind for Schools program.
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Kansas State Hires Top Scientist
Kansas State University has hired an internationally known pharmacology expert to direct a center at the university involved with improving animal health and food safety.
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Students Charged With Taping Under Teacher's Dress
Police have charged two Kentucky high school students with video voyeurism after they say one of them held a cellphone under a teacher's dress, made a video and posted it online.
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Brown v. Board Site To Mark 58th Anniversary Of Decision
May 17 will mark the 58th anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision ruling school segregation unconstitutional.
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Kansas Beats National Average In Science Test
A new report says Kansas eighth-graders scored higher than the national average on a science proficiency exam.
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Parent Report Cards Are Novel Way To Boost Support
Educators exasperated by the need for greater parent involvement have persuaded Tennessee lawmakers to sign off on a novel bit of arm-twisting: Asking parents to grade themselves on report cards.
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Report: 8th-Grade Students Still Lag In Science
The federal government is reporting that eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not considered proficient.
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Florida Teacher Faces Dismissal Over 'Cone Of Shame'
A Florida high school science teacher faces dismissal amid allegations that she used a "cone of shame" dog collar to discipline students.
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Dude Looks Like A Lady After Students Meet Challenge
A Valley Center principal wore a dress to school, and didn't even shave his legs for the occassion.
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Students Pedal To Class For 'Bike To School' Day
Safe Kids Kansas sponsored “Bike To School” on Wednesday.
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Report: Schools Key To Fighting America's Obesity
A new report says schools should be a cornerstone of the nation's obesity battle. But to trim Americans' waistlines, changes are needed everywhere people live, work, play and learn.
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Mom Defends Son Suspended For Singing 'I'm Sexy And I Know It'"
A first-grader was suspended for sexual harassment for singing the lyrics to the popular song.
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Wichita Teen In Custody After Prank School Shooting Call
A Wichita teen is being questioned by police after officers said she made a prank call about a school shooting.
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Friends, Administrators Differ Over What Sparked Student's Death
Friends and family are trying to come to grips with the suicide of a Wichita middle school student.
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Valley Center Names Superintendent Finalists
Interviews will be conducted between April 30th and May 3rd.
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School Children Step Up To Fundraising Challenge
Legislators issued a call to raise funds to help restore the cabin where "Home on the Range" was composed.
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Parents Use Recorders To Prove Problems At School
When developmentally disabled children have a hard time communicating, it can leave their parents struggling to know how they're being treated at school.
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Winfield School District Ending School Year Early
The Winfield Board of Education voted earlier this week to end classes on May 15.
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Hall Foundation Gives Gift To KU
The University of Kansas has received a $790,000 gift from the Hall Family Foundation.
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Goddard School Among Three In Kansas Named Green Ribbon Schools
Schools receive the one-year designation based on cutting utility costs and providing healthy learning environments.
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Kansas High School Wins National Aerospace Title
A team won the national finals of the Real World Design Challenge.
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Kansas School Board Revokes Teacher's License
The Kansas Board of Education has revoked the license of a teacher who was accused of failing to promptly report suspected child abuse.
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Bully's Paralyzing Punch Nets $4.2M Settlement
A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a lawsuit by a middle school student who was paralyzed when a bully punched him in the abdomen.
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Local Teachers Inducted In Hall Of Fame
Nine Kansas teachers are the newest class inducted into the Kansas Teachers' Hall of Fame.
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Police Handcuff Kindergartner For Tantrum
Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner after the girl threw a tantrum and the police chief defended the action.
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Teenagers Arrested For School Vandalism
It happened at West High School, 820 S. Osage, around 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Area High Schools Move Proms Due To Severe Weather Threat
At least three area schools have moved their proms due to the threat of severe weather Saturday
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Medical School In Salina Touts New Anatomy Lab
The first class at the University of Kansas Medical School in Salina has the opportunity to work in a modern, state-of-the-art anatomy lab.
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Test Scores At Wichita Elementary School Under Investigation
The district was doing its usual checks and balances during state assessment testing and discovered irregularities in the testing process.
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Principal At 'No Hugging' School Resigns
Tyler Blackmore caused an uproar in March when he told his more than 900 students that they were in a "no hugging school" because of some "incidents of unsuitable, physical interactions."
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Georgia DOE Takes Notes On Learning From Small KS School
Representatives from the Georgia State Department of Education are touring the Walton 21st Century Rural Life Center this week, learning more about the school’s approach to hands-on learning.
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UCLA Mistakenly Tells Students They're Accepted
Nearly 900 high school seniors who thought they could tell family and friends they had earned admission to the University of California, Los Angeles, have been told it was a mistake.
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WSU Presidential Profile: Lisa Rossbacher
Rossbacher has served as president at Southern Polytechnic State University in Georgia since 1998.
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WPD: Student Threatens To Shoot Classmates
Officials at Hadley Middle School learned of the incident Wednesday from police. A district spokeswoman says the confrontation took place across the street from the school late Tuesday afternoon.
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Man Tries To Break Into School, Resists Arrest
Police said a school resource officer noticed a man trying to open a locked door. The suspect ran away, and fought officers during his arrest.
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WSU Presidential Profile: Chuck Staben
Chuck Staben, Wichita State University candidate, said he does not anticipate working in the shadows
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Fannie-Freddie Regulator Studying Loan Reductions
The federal regulator who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is softening his position against allowing the mortgage giants to reduce principal for U.S. borrowers at risk of foreclosure.
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KU Sees Increase In Students From India, China
Applications for graduate study from India increased 20 percent from this time a year ago. Similar applications from China went up by 7.4 percent.
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WSU Presidential Profile: Glen Hahn Cope
Wichita’s urban-serving community and connection between higher education and industry partnerships sparked Glen Hahn Cope to take the next step in her career.
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