A group in charge of evaluating Kansas graduation requirements says classroom time is a poor yardstick for measuring learning. It’s arguing for ways to let local school districts sub in real-world experiences and other metrics more calibrated to the 21st century.
Let’s go to the disc golf capitol of the world. We could travel around the globe looking for such a designation, or we could go directly to… Emporia, Kansas Ṫoday we’ll learn more about a remarkable business in Emporia which, in many ways, has made its community the center of the disc golf universe.
For better or worse, one of the many impacts Tesla has had on the electric car market is positioning them as luxury items. “Aren’t electric cars $80,000?” my mom asked this weekend after hearing I was driving the all-electric Nissan LEAF.
LAWRENCE — Marisa Wise believes young voices deserve to be heard because, while they cannot vote, they have the “entire internet at (their) fingertips,” and she uses it to research and stay informed.
In this way of delivering health care, providers and patients connect via secure software that allows them to chat, video chat and talk via a computer, tablet or smartphone. Patients can connect from their home or office, and providers from theirs. This reduces time off and transportation costs, and, of course, exposure to illness for both patient and provider.
TOPEKA — A new research initiative is providing universities and colleges in Kansas with $24 million to research how the state can better support residents before and after disaster emergencies. The Adaptive and Resilient Infrastructures Driven by Social Equity, or ARISE, project is a federally funded program through the National Science Foundation.
TOPEKA, Kansas — Paula Walters had 14 medical diagnoses and at one point took 22 different medications. She had vision, stomach and heart problems.
El DORADO – On May 17 David Dillner, city of El Dorado city manager, looked at a camera and made a promise via Facebook. “We’re going to do everything to get the pool operational in a safe manner as quickly as we can,” Dillner said.
With the audience sitting in the shaded areas of the park, accommodated by a breeze and the setting sun for a backdrop, the El Dorado Municipal Band began their annual Flag Day program with the anthem written especially for the band’s celebratory 100th season.
Gorgeous weather in Pratt, last week, provided the perfect backdrop for Sierra Marie Bonn, Miss El Dorado (who serves the Miss America Organization as Miss Butler County); Suzannah Bowden, Miss Golden Road, (who serves as Miss Ruby Slippers); and Jordan Burford Miss Sunflower Fest, (who serves as Miss Heartland) to participate in the Miss Kansas Scholarship Competition. They were each awarded $1,500 for reaching the Miss Kansas stage.