Page 6 Colby Free Press Friday, June 9, 2004 State board at odds over revised social science standards By JOHN MILBURN suggested changes from member ted States and other nations. “It is important for us in Kansas how much material students have said. Associated Press Writer Steve Abrams, an Arkansas City For example, students would to understand that we breathe the mastered. This is the second time in five TOPEKA (AP) — State Board of Republican. study the impact on America’s same air that passes through China, In effort to reach consensus, the years that board members clashed Education members remained at The standards committee re- economy by Japan’s decision to for Pete’s sake,” Wagnon said. board on Thursday appointed Ab- over standards. odds Thursday over how much so- turned Thursday with a new draft stop importing U.S. beef following Abrams said he never meant to rams and Wagnon to work with the In 1999, conservative Republi- cial science teachers should empha- reflecting Abrams’ suggestions, but the nation’s first confirmed case of imply that Kansas was or should be standards committee to find lan- can board members, including size that Kansans live in a global other board members did not like mad cow disease. isolated, noting that agricultural guage that a majority of the board Abrams, won approval of science society. them. Creekstone Farms Premium Beef products and airplanes are ex- could accept. standards that de-emphasized evo- At issue is how much lessons on Abrams prefers a narrow ap- LLC, which has a processing plant ported, while Wal-Mart sells Chi- Kathleen Porter-Magee, associ- lution — drawing international ridi- Kansas and U.S. history, geogra- proach. in Arkansas City, has wanted to test nese goods. ate research director of the Thomas cule. phy, civics and economics should “I’m a citizen of the United all of its cattle for the disease so that “Obviously, we have a difference B. Fordham Foundation in Wash- In the 2000 elections, a coalition focus on links to other nations. States, a citizen of Kansas, but I’m it can send beef to Japan, but its of opinion,” he said. ington, D.C., said the changes of moderate Republicans and The standards will become the not a citizen of the world,” Abrams plans have been blocked by the U.S. Kim Rasmussen, a consultant sought by Abrams made sense, as Democrats regained control and basis for testing the state’s 480,000 said Thursday. Department of Agriculture. working with standards committee, long as the content was presented in reinstated evolution as a key ele- students. Originally, the draft standards Board member Bill Wagnon, a said the panel preferred the original a context of a global interdepen- ment of the science curriculum. A committee of social science contained broad references about Topeka Democrat, said as a language because it was more dence. Board member Sue Gamble, a teachers presented draft standards the country’s place in the world. It Washburn University history pro- closely aligned with materials now “It sounds like he is tweaking it Shawnee Republican, said the dis- to the 10-member board in June, but said students should understand the fessor, he knows students often lack used by teachers and students and to give the students a better under- pute over social sciences standards the board sent the draft back with governmental systems of the Uni- context. with benchmarks for determining standing of where they are,” she was likely to play out in the Aug. 3 Republican primary. Gamble said how the dispute af- Examples of proposals for social science standards noted fects the election depends on how much voters are aware of the issue. TOPEKA (AP) — Here is an the state have the following expec- law, the civil values of the Ameri- knowledge and understanding of bilities of being citizens of the “The gorilla is still here and it’s example of how various drafts of tation: can people and the rights, privileges governmental systems, with an United States of America.” raising its head,” Gamble said, re- social sciences standards for Kan- “The student uses a working and responsibilities of becoming emphasis on Kansas and the United On Thursday, the committee pro- ferring to the split among conserva- sas schools differ. The proposed knowledge and understanding of active participants in the demo- States. The student will particularly posed:< tives and moderates. standard is for civics and govern- governmental systems of the cratic process.” study the U.S. Constitution, the ne- “The student uses a working “To not acknowledge that does a ment. In June, a committee of social United States and other nations with Board member Steve Abrams, of cessity for the rule of law, the civil knowledge and understanding of disservice to the process and the stu- science educators recommended to an emphasis on the U.S. Constitu- Arkansas City, suggested: values of the American people, and governmental systems with an em- dents of Kansas.” the State Board of Education that tion, the necessity for the rule of “The student uses a working the rights, privileges and responsi- phasis on Kansas and the United But Abrams, who faces Republi- States, particularly the study of the can Tim Aiken of Derby on Aug. 3, U.S. Constitution, the necessity for disagreed. the rule of law, the underlying val- “I think this is a difference of Man who fled prison in 1976 is caught in Kansas ues of the American people, the opinion of what the history stan- rights, privileges and responsibili- dards should entail,” he said. HARPER (AP) — A man living Thornton, and Rine said the fugitive Rine said Harper police Sgt. Ken civil complaint he had filed alleg- ties of being engaged citizens of the “I think we can come to agree- under an assumed name since he told him it was a name on a driver’s Blaylock got a call at home from ing that his estranged wife was driv- ment.” fled a Tennessee prison in 1976 is license he found shortly after his someone who suggested he check a ing without insurance. United States of America.” . back in custody in Kansas. escape. Web site showing escaped convicts Rine took him into custody and Mickey Ray Frye, 53, had lived Frye was serving a 10-year sen- from Tennessee. began interviewing him, showing in Harper, a community of about tence for assault with intent to rob, “He saw his picture and immedi- him the picture from the Tennessee 1,200 southwest of Wichita, off and armed robbery and receiving stolen ately recognized him,” Rine said. Web site. on for 15 years, Harper County property. He was on an authorized “He contacted us, and we started the “He at first denied it,” Rine said. Undersheriff Mark Rine said Thurs- furlough from the Tennessee State ball rolling and got a copy of the fin- “Then I confronted him with the day. Penitentiary in Nashville and failed gerprints.” print match. He pretty much “He has bounced around between to return the day after Christmas in Rine said Frye was confronted slouched, and said ’Yeah, it’s been Tennessee, Florida, Texas and Ar- 1976. Wednesday at the court house in a long time.’ He admitted to being kansas and finally ended up here,” Rine said Frye told him he had Anthony when he came there on a Frye.” Rine said. “He left for Florida for a been with an attorney. while, and has been back for about “They went out, had some drinks, two years.” he got drunk, and he never went Frye was known as Mitchell back,” the undersheriff said. 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