Benjamin Ryder

Florida Students’ Math, Reading Scores Rise in 2025

End-of-year testing results show Florida students were more proficient in math and reading than a year ago. Statewide progress monitoring scores , announced by ...

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Bee Jays Blow Out Dodge City in Non League

The Liberal Bee Jays blew out the Dodge City A’s in a non league game Thursday night at Cavalier Field in Dodge City.  The ...

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Trump Administration Sues California in Policy Battle over Transgender Athletes

Just days after the California Department of Education and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) leaders refused to ban transgender athletes from high school sports, the ...

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SWMC Announces Benjamin Muñoz, DNP, Now Seeing Patients at Southwest Care Center

Southwest Medical Center is proud to announce that Benjamin Muñoz, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, has joined the provider team at Southwest Care Center as a ...

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Head Start Preschools to Bar Undocumented Children Under New Trump Rule

Undocumented children will no longer qualify for federally funded preschool through the Head Start program under a major policy shift the Trump administration announced ...

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Multiple Fire Departments Respond to Multiple Grass Fires

s Thursday evening storms resulted in multiple alarms for multiple Fire Departments in the western portion of Texas County. 911 calls of grass fires ...

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Fieser a Player to Watch this Fall

Sports in Kansas has named Liberal’s James Fieser at a player to watch this fall.  Here is what they say about the Liberal senior.

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Opinion: Head Start at 60: A Legacy Worth Investing In

Register right away. In addition to being a significant milestone, Head Start’s 60th birthday in May served as a reminder of what can be ...

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Opinion: To Strengthen the Early Care and Education System, Funding Reform Is Needed

Register right away. A carefully chosen selection of articles on a significant early care and education issue are included in this roundup. The fact ...

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States in ‘Triage Mode’ Over $6B in Withheld K-12 Funding

State education officials, school administrators, and advocacy organizations across the country are alarmed about how the U.S. Department of Education’s decision this week to ...

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