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This is a resource site for schools facing unprecedented budget cuts, dramatic changes in technology and instructional delivery, and much more. We plan to share resources and ideas to help turn these crises into opportunities for constructive change in education.

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Deb Haneke interviews KSBE Member David Dennis
Deb Haneke interviews Kansas Board of Education Member David Dennis before the August KSBE Meeting.
Deb Haneke interviews KSBE Member Ken Willard
Deb Haneke interviews Kansas Board of Education Member Ken Willard before the August KSBE Meeting.
Deb Haneke interviews KSBE Member Sally Cauble
Deb Haneke interviews Kansas Board of Education Member Sally Cauble before the August KSBE Meeting.
Deb Haneke interviews KSBE Member Walt Chappell
Deb Haneke interviews Kansas Board of Education Member Walt Chappell before the August KSBE Meeting. Walt references this file.

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Deb Haneke interviews KSBE Member David Dennis
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Budget Cuts

Panel Discussion: Budget Cuts

On Wednesday, May 26th, ESSDACK and Crisis in the Classroom will host a panel discussion that...

Wichita-area schools losing administrators to budget cuts

Wichita USD #259 is...

State Budget Crisis Brochure

This brochure was created by the Newton, KS public schools to provide information for their...

Final Fridays

Final Fridays is an opportunity for superintendents to gather and participate in professional...

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Consolidation

Panel Discussion: Consolidation

On Thursday, April 29th, ESSDACK and Crisis in the Classroom hosted a panel discussion that...

Legislative Post Audit Report Recommends Consolidation

This month, a Kansas Legislative Post Audit recommended two different consolidation plans....

Redesign Delivery

Panel Discussion: Redesign Delivery

On Friday, March 26th, at 10 am (CST), ESSDACK and Crisis in the Classroom hosted a panel...

New Project Based High School Offering Minnesota Teens Webcams, Laptops

EdVisions Off-Campus High School is an online AND project based school serving students in...

Video featuring Allan Milbradt talking about Erie High School
Mike Carson interview from USA 2010

Mike Carson interview from USA 2010

Government & Legislature

Kansas Tax Facts (file)

This PDF was mentioned in an ESSDACK superintendents...

Four-Day Week

4-Day School Weeks Gaining Popularity Across the Country

This article from the Hutchinson News (via the AP) reports that more than 120 districts across...

NPR Coverage of the Four-Day School Week
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Fox News story on Four Day School Week
Fox news coverage of the four-day school week....
Panel Discussion: Four Day School Week

Superintendents will convene at ESSDACK in the mall in Hutchinson next Friday, February 26 from...

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Online & Virtual Learning

Fifteenth Annual Showcase Conference for Graduate Programs

This document was references in the Crisis in the Classroom Panel Discussion on Online...

Panel Discussion: Virtual Instruction

On Wednesday, April 21th, ESSDACK and Crisis in the Classroom hosted a panel discussion that...

Traditional Schools Aren't Working. Let's Move Learning Online.

Reason magazine is running a story on...

New Online High School Offering Minnesota Teens Webcams, Laptops

EdVisions Off-Campus High School is an online AND project based school serving students in...

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