Category: Education
USD 333’s Second Annual Early Childhood Safari Set for Thursday
By Ryan Duey Concordia USD 333 is collaborating with OCCK, Bright Beginnings Preschool, Cloud County Community College’s Children’s Learning Center, the Learning Cooperative of North
FHSU and Technical Colleges Receive $461,840 ECMC Grant for Strategic Affiliation
By Trish Svoboda Fort Hays State University, North Central Kansas Technical College, and Northwest Kansas Technical College have received a $461,840 grant from Educational Credit

USD 379’s Community Engagement Coordinator to Improve Public Engagement and Transparency Over Coming Year
By Quinn O’Hara In January of this year, USD 379 Community Engagement Coordinator Matt Weller helped to organize and lead a meeting with 45 stakeholders
Barton Community College’s New Ag and Transportation Complex to Open in August with Major Pledge from American Plains Co-op
By Trish Svoboda The opening of the new Ag and Transportation Complex at Barton Community College is set for August. To support ongoing projects at

USD 383 Looking to Expand Diversity Education
By Ryan Duey After eight years of integrating Native American education into the school curriculum, the USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board is looking to expand
Kansas State University’s Engineering Programs Earn Top National Recognition in Latest U.S. News & World Report Rankings
By Trish Svoboda According to U.S. News & World Report, two graduate degree programs offered by the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas

Biden-Harris Administration Approves $7.7 Billion More in Student Loan Relief, Boosting Total Forgiveness to $167 Billion
By Trish Svoboda The Biden-Harris Administration has approved an additional $7.7 billion in student loan relief for 160,500 borrowers. This includes those under the Public

CCCC President’s Contract Extended
By Payton Tholstrup On Monday, May 20th, the Cloud County Community College Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for President Amber Knoettgen. The contract
Governor Laura Kelly Signs Senate Bill 387: A Major Step Towards Comprehensive Special Education Funding in Kansas
By Trish Svoboda Today, May 15, Governor Laura Kelly signed the House Substitute for Senate Bill 387. This marks the sixth year in a row

CCCC Lowering Cost of Dual Credit Classes
By Payton Tholstrup Cloud County Community College has announced that this year, they will be waiving all fees for dual credit courses for high school