USD 457 teachers nominated for state award
Garden City Public Schools USD 457 has selected Mark Shera Cruz and Caitlin Sotelo as a nominees for the Kansas Teacher of the Year award.
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Galeana earns ACEC scholarships at K-State
MANHATTAN — A pair of Kansas State University engineering students each received $10,000 in scholarships from the American Council of Engineering Companies, or ACEC, for their academic excellence and dedication to the field of engineering.Gwyn Roberts, senior in civil engineering, Lee’s Summit, Mo., was awarded the IMEG Engineering scholarship in the amount of $10,000.Eric Perez Galeana, senior in architectural engineering, Garden City, received the $5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure scholarship and the $5,000 Kimley-Horn Diversity in STEM scholarship.The ACEC Research Institute awards scholarships to make engineering careers more accessible to students and to address the engineering workforce shortage.“The ACEC Research Institute is committed to supporting students who are passionate about engineering but may face financial challenges,” Mike Carragher, chair of the ACEC Research Institute, said.
Kansas foster care system works toward brighter future with new placement options
TOPEKA — As Kansas officials, foster care service providers and advocates work to improve a system with a checkered past, new initiatives bring optimism for kids who have historically been left behind.The fewest number of children entered the state’s foster care system in 2023 since 2006, according to data from the Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Kansas audit examines impact of restricting access to cash assistance for low-income families
TOPEKA — Spending on Kansas’ cash assistance program for low-income families has dwindled by nearly 40% in the past 14 years while lawmakers limited eligibility and inflation surged, according to a new audit.State auditors presented findings to legislators Tuesday that show spending on cash assistance decreased from about $15.2 million in 2009 to $9.4 million in 2023.
Irsik family matches donations for KARL program
MANHATTAN – The Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) program has announced the launch of their “Adding Value Through the Legacy of Leadership Matching Gift Campaign”.From Aug.
Kansas seeks ‘once in a generation’ federal funding to improve maternal health outcomes
Officials at KanCare, the state’s Medicaid program, want to turn Kansas maternity care deserts into “an oasis,” with help from a federal grant.Melissa Warfield, director of Medicaid policy and research at KanCare, said the agency is finishing its application for the Transforming Maternal Health grant in hopes of being one of 15 states to receive 10 years of support and $17 million from the federal government.“This is really a once in a generation opportunity for Kansas,” Warfield said.March of Dimes reported that more than 45% of Kansas counties qualified as maternal health care deserts.
K-State entomologist to lead $1M effort to expand bee project
MANHATTAN — The National Science Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to researchers at three U.S.