KBOR Renews Grant Helping Online College of Education Students in Rural, Urban Areas Earn Teaching Degrees
“Project TRUST, which stands for Training Rural and Urban Student Teachers, received a grant award of $140,135 from the board to help place-bound students earn bachelor’s degrees in elementary education. Through the grant, the students selected for scholarships, or TRUST Scholars, will receive 12 credit hours of tuition support for their final semester.”
New A-F Grades for Kansas Schools Released
“Kansas Policy Institute releases updated A-F Grading to evaluate school performance in Kansas”
Survey: Consumers’ Interest in Buying Local Beef Grows
“COVID increased producers’ opportunities to sell directly to consumers”
K-State Offering Online Financial, Risk Management Courses for Farmers and Ranchers
“Format allows producers to complete material at their own pace”
Hearing for Proposed Revision of Dairy Laboratory Regulation
“KDA is proposing revisions to K.A.R. 4-7-804, which establishes the fee schedule for dairy laboratory analyses. The current fee schedule no longer covers the costs associated with each laboratory analysis; in addition, the proposed regulation offers new laboratory analyses that the KDA Laboratory did not have the capacity to complete when the current regulation was adopted.”
Governor Laura Kelly Announces $51 Million in Bonus Payments to Direct Support Workers
“Our direct care workers have worked tirelessly to provide exceptional care to vulnerable Kansans during the pandemic and beyond,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “We recognize the hard work direct care workers do, and we’ll build on this opportunity as an incentive to recruit and retain qualified staff.”
Rep. Mann Delivers State of Agriculture on the House Floor
“Madam Speaker, I rise today to deliver the next installment of my Farm Bill Impact Series – The State of Agriculture. We’re at the end of the first quarter, National Ag Month just ended, and as Congress prepares to reauthorize the Farm Bill, we should examine the state of agriculture.”
NACo’s I Love My County Art Contest
“Along with the winning artwork being featured in a NACo calendar, the winners will be announced in NACo’s flagship publication, County News, and will be displayed at NACO’s headquarters in Washington D.C.”
If you have been directly impacted by the McGirt decision, tell your story to Governor Stitt.
“Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to hear from those that feel they have been impacted by the McGirt ruling.”
Cattle Chat: Transitioning to Grass
“K-State beef cattle experts offer strategies to follow when moving animals from hay to grass diets”