<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/05012024-educate-the-state-announcement.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>05/01/2024</pubDate><title>Five Kansas Colleges Announce “Educate the State” A Partnership to Address the State Teacher Shortage </title><description>Public-private educational partnership makes teaching degrees more affordable for future Kansas teachers.</description><author>Hunter Ferguson</author><image><img src="/_resources/assets/img/news/educate-the-state-signing.JPG" alt="The five female Presidents of the Public - Private schools in the Educate the State partnership. (From Left to Right: Dr. Michelle Schoon [Cowley College], Dr. Kimberly Krull [Butler Community College], Dr. Elizabeth Frombgen [Southwestern College], Dr. Amy Bragg Carey [Friends University], Dr. Kathleen Jagger [Newman University])."/></image><video/><video-caption/><tags><tag>Administration</tag></tags></item>