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Remember all those kids running around the library just 60 days ago. Well, how many do you think were reading books? The results are in. 2,621 area children started our summer reading program, with 1,783 completing it in August.

Kansas State Board of Education announced Tuesday that for the ninth straight year, Kansas students have steadily made gains in reading and math. That is something the state should be very proud of, said Alexa Posny, state education commissioner. "Kansas students continue to achieve at higher and higher levels even as targets continue to rise," Posny said. "The educators, the students, the administrators should all be proud."

With the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy report this year and passage of Senate Bill 84 in Kansas, it is easy to see that teaching kids about financial literacy is now a national priority. 

Damion McIntosh, Lees Summit, Mo., has made a commitment of more than $400,000 to the School of Leadership Studies at Kansas State University establishing the Damion McIntosh Excellence in Leadership Studies Fund.