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Level Up Kansas asks committee to continue $2.5 million in funding after reporting 35,000 inquiries

5533949 · February 4, 2025
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Level Up Kansas told the committee the program has drawn more than 35,000 inquiries and asked that Commerce keep its $2.5 million appropriation to continue navigator‑led services that connect adult learners to community college programs, apprenticeships and scholarships

Kaylee Legasse, program director for Level Up Kansas, asked the committee to continue funding the program at $2,500,000. Legasse said Level Up had received more than 35,000 inquiries in its first 17 months and that 32,675 Kansans had requested information via the program’s intake process, with 569 referrals into community and technical college enrollment pathways to date.

Legasse described…

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