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  • Chicagoan is new secretary of education

    Associated Press

    Hundreds of thousands of children in this country do not learn and eventually drop out of school. That is Arne Duncan's problem now.

  • WSU seeking way to fund center

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle

    Senior administrators at Wichita State University will run WSU's Center for Community Support and Research, at least temporarily. University officials say it is too early to say exactly what changes will be made at the financially troubled center.

  • State of Kansas juggling accounts to pay bills

    BY DAVID KLEPPER, Eagle Topeka bureau

    Kansas has a cash-flow problem, one so serious that it's forcing state officials to dip into other accounts to pay the state's public education bills.

  • SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

    VFW Post 112 Ladies' Auxiliary is offering two scholarships for high school students. One is for artwork and will award a savings bond of up to $10,000. The other is for volunteer work with veterans, active military or their families and will award a savings bond of up to $5,000. Information is available at the post, 1560 S. Topeka, or by calling Karen Lucas, 316-440-4871.

  • District to pay more travel costs

    BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle

    In a year when gas prices rose close to $4 a gallon, Wichita school board members have voted for the first time to reimburse themselves for miles driven within the district.

  • East High senior wins $26,000 scholarship

    BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle

    East High School senior Joanna Behrman said she didn't think she did "that well" on her scholarship interview, so it was a surprise when she got a call Wednesday night telling her she had won a $26,000 academic merit award from Wichita State University.

  • American kids measure up in math, science

    BY LIBBY QUAID, Associated Press

    American schoolchildren do better than people think in math and science, but Asian students still dominate in math and have gained ground in science, an international study found.

  • State of Kansas delays some school funds

    Associated Press

    Public schools will get all the $220 million they're due from the state this month, although one-fourth of it will be a few days late because the poor economy has slowed tax collections.

  • Wichita district hopes to start bond projects in spring

    BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle

    Work has begun on the $370 million bond issue plan for Wichita schools approved by voters last month, and district officials said they hope to break ground on smaller projects by late spring.

  • KU's chancellor to step down

    BY MARA ROSE WILLIAMS AND GRACE HOBSON, Kansas City Star

    On June 30, when Robert Hemenway steps down as the University of Kansas chancellor, he will have a long list of accomplishments to look back on.

  • Wichita schools face a new era

    BY LORI YOUNT, The Wichita Eagle

    Some Wichita schools are experiencing unexpected consequences as a result of the end of the district policy to bus students to achieve integration. One of the biggest surprises was the jump in enrollment at L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet Elementary School, near 15th and Ohio.

  • New site helps kids' reading ability

    BY JIM SULLINGER, Eagle Topeka bureau

    Kansas parents now have a powerful new tool to improve their children's reading ability. It's called Kansas Book Connect, a Web site that lists books that fit the reading level and interests of each Kansas student.

  • Hamilton students to switch schools because of construction

    BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle

    About 300 seventh- and eight-graders at Hamilton Middle School will attend classes at Longfellow after Christmas break because of construction at Hamilton.

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