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Kansas

ECS State Liaison
Mary Fulton (303) 299-3679 mfulton@ecs.org

Governor
Sam Brownback (R)		https://governor.ks.gov/home

Chief State School Officer
Diane DeBacker Commissioner of Education		http://www.ksde.org

Legislative Committee Chairs
Jean Schodorf Senate Education Committee
Clay Aurand House Education Committee
Lana Gordon House Education Budget committee

State Higher Education Executive Officer
Andy Tompkins President and CEO Kansas Board of Regents		http://www.kansasregents.org/

ECS Commissioners
* indicates Steering Committee member.
Sam Brownback Governor State of Kansas
Sally Cauble Board Member Kansas State Board of Education
Diane DeBacker * Commissioner of Education Kansas Department of Education
Frank Henderson, Jr. President-elect Kansas Association of School Boards
Robba Moran Regent Kansas Board of Regents
Ronald Ryckman Representative Kansas House of Representatives
Jean Schodorf Chair, Senate Education Committee Kansas Senate

Links to State Pages
http://www.accesskansas.org/
State Legislature
State Education Statutes (chapters 71 and 72)

State Administrative Code

Links to Major Newspapers
Kansas City Kansan
Lawrence Journal-World
Topeka Capital-Journal
Wichita: Eagle

State Policies and Reports

From the ECS State Policy Database: Kansas

Important, but Not for Me: Parents and Students in Kansas and Missouri Talk About Math, Science and Technology Education

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