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Senator Roberts Announces $500,000 grant to the Kansas Board of Regents for Adult Education
Sep 26 2007
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) today announced a $500,000 grant to the Kansas Board of Regents for the Ready for College: Adult Education Transitions Program. These grants will assist seven Kansas community colleges in implementing project Next Step.
Project Next Step with be implemented in Butler Community College, Garden City Community College, Hutchinson Community College, Kansas City Community College, Neosho County Community College, and Seward County Community College. The funds will also be used to enhance adult secondary education curriculum by including higher level language arts and mathematics courses and to identify support services to facilitate their transition into postsecondary education.
The funds will be used to support state and local efforts to increase the rate at which adults successfully complete adult secondary education. Senator Roberts is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Project Next Step with be implemented in Butler Community College, Garden City Community College, Hutchinson Community College, Kansas City Community College, Neosho County Community College, and Seward County Community College. The funds will also be used to enhance adult secondary education curriculum by including higher level language arts and mathematics courses and to identify support services to facilitate their transition into postsecondary education.
The funds will be used to support state and local efforts to increase the rate at which adults successfully complete adult secondary education. Senator Roberts is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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