Author Topic: Kansas about to get hit upside the head with the dumb stick. (Read 1384 times)

MadCat · « **on:** March 21, 2011, 11:45:42 AM »

House Bill 2390 would eliminate funding for the Kan-Ed program.
Kan-Ed "provides databases for libraries, schools and hospitals and grant money to assist libraries in paying for Internet and technology capabilities."
Kan-Ed does not receive public tax dollars; instead it is funded by fees assessed on phone lines administered by the Kansas Universal Service Fund.
Joe McLeland has long been an advocate of eliminating Kan-Ed; ironically, he used to be a computer network analyst at Wichita State University

CNS · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2011, 11:52:50 AM »

For any of you database folks out there, this is a $ opportunity. Sounds like local institutions will be needing inexpensive DB programs and work.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #2 on:** March 21, 2011, 01:40:31 PM »

If they handle this right, it will be a good thing, you don't want to get me started on entities like Kan-Ed.

8manpick · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2011, 01:43:07 PM »

If they handle this right, it will be a good thing, you don't want to get me started on entities like Kan-Ed.

Do tell, basketball season is over, its spring break, I have nothing but time.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2011, 02:07:45 PM »

Many states have networks like Kan-Ed and they try and control things and skim lots of Federal government funding off the top for themselves.

MadCat · « **Reply #5 on:** March 21, 2011, 02:19:28 PM »

I'm sure the universities can fend for themselves; it would be interesting to see what the smaller institutions do.