2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 2004
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Governor to look at education funds
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius wants a closer examination of how well school districts spend their tax dollars, her spokeswoman said. A proposal that Sebelius was to announce today followed months of review by a working group of business and education leaders who have been searching for ways to make education spending more efficient.
Kansas spends $2.7 billion in state revenues on K-12 education, a figure that blossoms to more than $4.5 billion counting local and federal funds.
Spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran declined to provide details before the afternoon news conference at which Sebellus was to outline her proposal.
"She believes in having a full accounting of resources," Corcoran said. "She's doing the same with schools as she has with the rest of state government."
Since taking office in 2003, Sebelius has sought to consolidate state programs, improve tax collections and sell excess property, including several thousand state-owned vehicles.
House Speaker Doug Mays said legislators have already taken a step toward making districts more efficient, enacting a law this year to establish centers for education innovation at three state universities. Those centers are supposed to work with school districts to audit spending and find savings.
"I have said all along that we need more accountability in how our school dollars are spent. I will be interested to see what she has to say." Maws said.
Meanwhile, the Kansas Supreme Court continues to consider a lawsuit challenging the state's school finance system. The lawsuit alleges — and a
lower court ruled that the system is unconstitutional because it distributes money unfairly, hurting minority and poor students.
In January, Sebelius proposed phasing in tax increases of more than $300 million over three years to provide additional money for schools. Legislators rejected her plan and numerous other proposals for increasing education funding.
Some legislators, particularly conservatives, argued that the state hasn't done enough to make sure that school districts spend money wisely.
South American beats
Alex Montgomery, São Paulo alumnus, Marcelo Moreira, Recife senior, Carlos G. von Montfort, Rio Pandeiro alumnus, and Rafael Demarco, Rio de Janeiro junior, play and sing a traditional Brazilian song at open mic night in the Kansas Union. The open mic night was a Mini-Brazilian week activity put on by the Brazilian Student Association.
Steven Bartkoski/KANSAN
CAMPUS
University ROTC prepares for Veterans Day activities
A former Vietnam prisoner of war and retired Air Force lieutenant will highlight the University of Kansas' Veterans Day observation on Tuesday.
The observation will begin at 4 p.m. with a joint retreat ceremony at the Strong Hall flapole.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway is scheduled to attend the ceremony.
At 4:30 p.m., Barry Bridger, a retired Air Force lieutenant, will speak at a tribute to veterans in Woodruff Auditorium.
On Jan. 23, 1967, Bridger's F-4 Phantom jet was shot down while flying over North Vietnam. He was listed as missing in action until Vietnamese officials acknowledged that he was a captive at a prison camp known as Hanoi Hilton in 1970.
Two 24-hour vigils will be held at the World War II Memorial Campanile and the KU Vietnam Memorial, starting at 6 p.m.
KU ROTC cadets and midshipmen from the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force units will participate in the events.
Candlelight vigils are from 6 p.m.
Nov. 11 until 6 p.m. Nov. 12.
Air Force ROTC Detachment 280 Arnold Air Society Ennis C. Whitehead Squadron and the KU Veteran Services.
The events are sponsored by the KU
Ross Fitch
Westar Energy's CEO to speak Monday on business ethics
Jim Haines, Westar Energy's chief executive officer, will deliver the School of Business' eighth Anderson Chandler lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Lied Center.
The event is free, and tickets are not required.
Haines' lecture is titled "Corporate Governance, Business Ethics and Individual Responsibility."
The school targeted Haines because of his background in business ethics. He was a former professor of business ethics at the University of Texas at El Paso, said Toni Dixon, director of communications for the business school.
She also said that Haines had to deal with a number of ethical problems created by his predecessors once he took the helm of the company in December 2002.
Dixon said previous presenters of this lecture included David Broder, a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post, and Robert Novak, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
Parking commission to hold public forum on Wednesday
The University of Kansas Parking Commission will hold a public forum about parking next week.
The commission, made up of students, faculty, staff and administrators, is holding the meeting to discuss the Parking Department's policies, rules, fees and the general state of parking on campus, said Donna Hutline, director of parking services and member of the commission. The chairman of the commission, Tom Mulinazi, professor of engineering, will summarize comments the commission has received from e-mails and what the commission is currently working on.
After Mulinazzi's summary, the floor will then be turned over to the public.
Andy Hyland
People are encouraged to speak at the meeting, but they may also send comments in written form to the chairman. People may also e-mail comments to kupark@ku.edu. Issues arising from these comments will be included in the chairman's summary at the start of the meeting.
Topics and themes from the meeting will form the commission's agenda for the rest of the year. Hultine said.
The meeting will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Gridiron Room in the Burge Union.
CORRECTION
Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the Election Results sidebar, the vote totals for Douglas County Treasurer were incorrect. Paula Glicchrist received 24,973 votes and Cindy Monshizadeh received 18,971 votes.
— Ross Fitch
ON THE RECORD
The KU Instructional Development and Support department reported to the University of Kansas Public Safety Office that someone had stolen a projector between Thursday, Oct. 28 and Tuesday from room 4062 in Wescoe Hall. The loss is estimated at $3,500.
ON CAMPUS
Hall Center for the Humanities presents Colloquium: John Pultz & Other Panelists today from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Spencer Museum of Art.
Hall Center for the Humanities presents an Andean & Amazonian Worlds Seminar by Rosa Maria Masaquiza today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hall Center Conference Room.
Hall Center for the Humanities presents a Shifting Borders Workshop from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Cultural Center, Haskell Indian Nations University.
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