Insight Kansas: Arming teachers won’t in-crease school safety
So far this year, 27 people were killed and 56 injured in school shootings. Of those killed 24 were students or other children and three were adults, according to Education Week.
June 2022
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Teacher Shortage is a Decades-Long Problem
Nationwide, state education departments face a drastic shortage of K–12 teachers. Although the focus is on these last several years of stressful teaching during the pandemic, this decline in teachers and students desiring to enter teaching began several decades ago. Even without the upheaval caused by necessary and required social distancing, hybrid and fully online course delivery and thousands of missing students, the numbers of new teachers has been declining due to a wider range of measures that have taken away the professional authority of teachers. This decline in teachers varies by grade levels and by subject.
FALL-PROOFING A HOME HELPS KEEP OLDER ADULTS INDEPENDENT
Dear Doctors: My dad is 77 years old and still steady on his feet. But he tripped on a throw rug recently and sprained his wrist. He won’t let me declutter his house, and he won’t get serious about preventing another fall. Can you please explain how falls are dangerous for older adults, and ways to prevent them?
Kansas creates American Indian education advisory council
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education has established a temporary advisory council to improve and reform American Indian learning systems in the state. Cheryl Harrison-Lee, chairwoman of the Kansas Board of Regents, said the creation of the council will help state education officials as they try to close enrollment gaps for underserved Kansans.
Years after nixing a deal with Tyson, this small Kansas town is still growing
TONGANOXIE — The evening of Aug. 2, 2021, was a big one for this northeast Kansas town.
Business Buzz
Prairie View Welcomes Licensed Addiction Counselor Prairie View recently announced the addition of Cecile McAlpine, LAC, PCCM, to its Newton staff. She provides addictions counseling services as an outpatient individual and group therapy counselor.
Prairie Doc Perspectives: Inflammation and the immune system
Many of my patients will say “Doctor, I am so inflamed”. The use of the word inflammation is commonplace as we search the market for anti-inflammatory diets or self-help books on inflammation. The inflammatory response created by the immune system contributes to healing, but when left unchecked can contribute to chronic disease, allergy, and non-specific symptoms such as achy joints, fatigue, and malaise.
Amish cook: Life remains eventful
Here the birds are singing. I wonder if they too are glad for a break from the muggy hot climate on this early morning? I know I am. Without the heat, though, there would not be those bumper crops from the garden or even swimming days in the pond. Yeah, we’ll take it all as it comes, and when autumn rolls around we’ll heave a little sigh of relief.
Kansas is geared up for a bitter, battleground abortion fight after Roe falls
TOPEKA, Kansas — A state already gearing up for voters to decide whether to strike abortion rights from the Kansas Constitution reacted with both glee and dismay at the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the 49-year-old Roe v. Wade precedent on Friday.
‘Vote No’ rally hosted in El Dorado
EL DORADO – A “Vote No” rally to oppose the proposed amendment known as “Value Them Both” was held along North Main Street at North Main Park in El Dorado, on Sunday, June 26th following the recent Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.