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View ArticleKansas Governor Calls For Tax Cuts And Changes In School Funding Mechanism
At his annual State of the State address on Wednesday night, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback advocated a plan to cut taxes for roughly 1.6 million Kansans. He also outlined a plan to change the way...
View ArticleNew Approaches to Teaching Postsecondary Writing
First up on Thursday's Central Standard, a look at new approaches to helping students write at a postsecondary level. We discuss a new framework that fosters what’s called “habits of mind” and is...
View ArticleThe Struggle Over Teaching Evolution
From the Scopes trial of the 1920s to intelligent design today, teaching evolution remains a most divisive issue in America. Across the battlegrounds of pulpits, classrooms and courtrooms, opposing...
View ArticleThe Traveling Trunk Of African American & Latino Inventors
If you're a young black or latino student plotting your future, do you look up to athletes or entrepreneurs? Entertainers or innovators? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleKansas City, Mo Schools: State Takeover Or Start Over?
After years of short-term superintendents, attempted re-inventions and restarts, failing state test scores, and the loss of accreditation, opinions are flying every which way on what to do with the...
View ArticleU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan On Joplin School Recovery
Next Monday, President Barack Obama will visit Joplin, Mo, almost one year to the day after a devastating tornado ripped through the center of the city, destroying countless homes and the lives of more...
View ArticleKC Makers And The Democratizing Of Manufacturing
The maker movement is about changing the way things are made. It's been called a new industrial revolution, with a focus on building things in garages or community workspaces, instead of in factories....
View ArticleFinancial Advice: Kids And Money
There comes a time when every parents needs to sit their kid down for the talk. Because your kids have questions like -- "How much money do you make?" "Is this a recession?" "Are we poor?" On this...
View ArticleBreaking It Down: Kansas School Funding Lawsuit
In Kansas, 54 school districts are currently suing the state for cutting their funding. The state has budgeted $3,800 per student for the coming school year. That’s down $500 per student from four...
View ArticleEnding The Myth Of Amateurism In College Sports
College athletes are considered amateurs in their sports because they are not allowed to be paid for their efforts. Many spend more than 40 hours per week practicing and playing while pursuing a...
View ArticleThe 'Flexbook': A Textbook Replacement
Who needs textbooks any more? And given how much they cost, even if you do need them, it's a huge expense in university education.A Kansas State University professor has created a textbook replacement....
View ArticleUpdate On Kansas City Public Schools
Missouri's annual report for school districts came out last week and for the first time in a long time the news for Kansas City wasn't all bad. In fact, there's been some improvement.On today's...
View ArticleTomorrow's College: How Higher Education Is Changing
Even with the price of tuition reaching record highs, going to college might be more common than ever. However, less than 10 percent of students actually finish with their bachelor’s degree by age...
View ArticleSaving Public Education In America
What will transform America's public high schools?Kansas City’s Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, like Bronx Science, Boston Latin and the Illinois Math And Science Academy, is in elite company....
View ArticleNew Approaches to Teaching Postsecondary Writing
First up on Thursday's Central Standard, a look at new approaches to helping students write at a postsecondary level. We discuss a new framework that fosters what’s called “habits of mind” and is...
View ArticleThe Struggle Over Teaching Evolution
From the Scopes trial of the 1920s to intelligent design today, teaching evolution remains a most divisive issue in America. Across the battlegrounds of pulpits, classrooms and courtrooms, opposing...
View ArticleThe Traveling Trunk Of African American & Latino Inventors
If you're a young black or latino student plotting your future, do you look up to athletes or entrepreneurs? Entertainers or innovators? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleKansas City, Mo Schools: State Takeover Or Start Over?
After years of short-term superintendents, attempted re-inventions and restarts, failing state test scores, and the loss of accreditation, opinions are flying every which way on what to do with the...
View ArticleU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan On Joplin School Recovery
Next Monday, President Barack Obama will visit Joplin, Mo, almost one year to the day after a devastating tornado ripped through the center of the city, destroying countless homes and the lives of more...
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