AMID BUDGET CUTS, UKANTEACH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EARN DEGREES AND TEACHING CERTIFICATES - Marshall Schmidt, the Kansan

School budget cuts, larger class sizes, and a greater use of technology all mean University students returning to the classroom as K-12 educators will see a significantly different school system as teachers than they did as students. While Kansas saw a slight increase to state K-12 funding this year, overall state funding for schools has decreased by 13.2 percent since 2007 when adjusted for inflation, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Cassie Absher, a junior from Kansas City, Mo., said that, as a result of these cuts, class sizes have increased. Absher, who aspires to teach middle school earth and space science one day, has observed how this makes giving attention to individual students more difficult. http://kansan.com/news/2013/03/03/amid-budget-cuts-ukanteach-allows-students-to-earn-degrees-and-teaching-certificates/