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After-school alliance draws community organizations together at K-State Olathe for change
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"We look forward to joining our regional partners to provide high quality resources to area out-of-school-time educators," said Micheal Strohschein, director of K-12 science education partnerships at K-State Olathe. "We hope to excite and engage youth with activities related to emerging careers in our region."
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For more information about the conference, including session topics, presenter biographies and registration, visit http://www.olathe.k-state.edu/k-12/after-school-alliance.html.
