Tag: education
Theres just something thrilling about traveling at high speeds. Throughout history people have always pushed themselves to go faster, whether on foot, on horseback, on a boat or on a bicycle. Nearly every weekend, todays…
I can perceive the increasing anxiety among my students. Today, they come to the office not only to discuss courses, internships, and post-graduation plans, but also to apologize for missed classes and changing behavior due…
Adult education programs offered by Kansas colleges and school districts are increasingly bringing classes to workers where they already are: at work. Washburn University will soon offer conflict resolution to staffers at the Ramada Hotel…
Last week 3,100 offenders were released from federal prison as a result of bipartisan criminal justice reform that will reduce prison populations, provide social services and cut federal incarceration costs. This restructure, years in coming,…
Education officials in Kansas are taking a two-pronged approach to reducing teacher shortages: raising pay and fast-tracking teaching assistants and other professionals to the front of the classroom. Last year, Kansas schools had more than…
With a quick swoop of a net, Cooper Peters of Humboldt trapped a dragonfly. ?Caught him,? Peters announced. ?Good job,? Lilly Fernandez replied. ?Do not get him angry.? ?Well, when they get caught, they?re pretty…
A teenager wakes up, gets ready for school. Slips a smartphone into her pocket on the way out the door. Her day may well include some biology or chemistry, history, algebra, English and Spanish. It…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Laura Kelly says she hopes that extra state funding for the Kansas higher education system will lead to lower tuition for students and their families. Kelly on Friday touted the…
Barbecue 101 class will help you get ready for grilling and smoking season. Warming springtime temperatures mean grilling season will soon be upon us. If you are looking forward to firing up the grill or…
Democratic members of Congress recently grilled Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos over her budget proposing huge cuts to programs including the Special Olympics while calling for a $60 million hike in spending on charter schools.…
