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Fridav. February 26, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Sandra Watts/Special to the Kansan
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KU's new football coach, Glen Mason, speaks to the Student Alumni Association at the Adams Alumni Center. At the meeting last night, Mason emphasized the importance of a winning attitude as the basis of a successful football program.
Officials not worried by Bennett
By Stacy Foster
Education officials in Kansas yesterday said they were not concerned that Secretary of Education William Bennett labeled U.S. high schools stagnant and called test scores for college entrance exams disappointing.
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David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Kansas, said he was not worried about Bennett's comments.
"Bennett generally has been gained of over-simplification of the educational system," Amler said.
In a Washington, D.C., news conference yesterday, Bennett released the rankings of college entrance test scores, dropout rates and teacher's salaries. He pointed to college entrance exam scores and said the public was not getting its money's worth from its schools.
Still, Kansas education officials were pleased with the state's standings in the statistics Bennett released.
Kansas, along with Arizona and Ohio, had the ninth highest average for the American College Testing exam. The state average was 19.3 on a 36-point scale.
Ambler said Kansas traditionally had ranked high in average ACT scores.
The 1987 national average was 18.7, which was a decrease of 0.1 from 1986.
"At KU, the students who come here reflect that tradition," Ambler said. "The KU student body at KU is great."
Stanley Kopilk, executive director of the Board of Regents, said Kansas should be pleased with its
where Kansas has tried to improve the basic education skills, and from these scores it appears it is improving." Koplik said.
"I know there have been a number of initiatives
Kopikh said Kansas was trying to improve its education program by discussing implementation of a qualified admissions program, which would an ACT score of 23 as part of its requirements.
Koplik said that qualified admissions was not based solely on the ACT score but that the program allowed other opportunities for admission.
Qualified admissions would require high school graduates to complete either a core curriculum, graduate in the top third of their graduating class or a postsecondary degree before they could be admitted to a state university.
Babysitter guilty in case
By a Kansan reporter
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A 15-year-old Lawrence girl, who severely burned a 2-year-old Lawrence boy while she was babysitting last December, was declared a juvenile offender in Douglas County District Court yesterday.
Douglas County District Court Judge Jean Shepherd ruled that the girl had committed a juvenile offense of endangering a child. That charge is equal to a class A misdemeanor in an adult case.
Shepherd said that much of the testimony was concerned with whether the girl intended to harm the child.
Sentencing in the case is scheduled for March 4.
The initial complaint asked for a charge of abuse of a child. That charge is equal to a class D felony in an adult case.
When the boy was examined, it was decided that his burns couldn't have been caused by flames but were most likely caused by hot water.
The girl was brought back to by Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Endangering a child means that the child is put in a situation where he or she could be hurt. A charge of child abuse can be proved only if it is shown that cruel punishment or torture was inflicted.
the boy had been burned when his clothes caught fire.
Two KU students spent yesterday in Washington, D.C., reminding congressmen of the plight of Jews in the Soviet Union.
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In the 12th annual observance of International Student Solidarity Day for Soviet Jewry, Sherry Mannen, Lenexa senior, and Hillary Weitz, Chicago sophomore, visited Mr. Huffman and Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan.; Sen, Nancy Kassebau, R-Kan.; and Rep. Jan Meyers, R-Kan.
According to Lawrence police, the boy was burned Dec. 20. The babysister contacted police and told them
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Manning said that because of the lobbying efforts, both Meyers and
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Kassabeum agreed to adopt Soviet refusenkil families. Kassabeum previously had adopted members of a family, but they have been allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
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Mark Wallman, Bellville, Ill., senior, went to Washington, D.C., for last year's lobbying effort.
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Manning said about 600 students from 65 universities participated in yesterday's event.
KU students travel to D.C. to lobby for Soviet Jewry
"It carries a lot of impact when 20 or 30 people show up at a representative's door," Wallman said.
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