Education
Missouri Attorney General Tells Schools, Health Departments to End COVID Orders
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt instructed school districts and local public health departments to immediately stop enforcing health orders a judge ruled unconstitutional last month, and warned Tuesday they may face legal action if they fail to do so.
The Filter | Idle Hands
In episode 3, Filter podcast hosts Ieshia Downton and Vicky Diaz-Camacho feature people who’ve done something they find meaningful with the extra time we all found ourselves with during lockdown.
Students Want to Learn ‘History As It Is, As it Was’
Increasingly, K-12 classrooms have become hotbeds for debate about what should or should not be taught, especially when it centers around race and history. Students and educators share their thoughts.
Critical Race Theory: War of Words, and Curriculums
Suburban school districts are grappling with how to teach race in education, becoming ground zero in an increasingly politicized fight over critical race theory and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
curiousKC | A Guide to Learn (and Demystify) Critical Race Theory
The legal theory “Critical Race Theory” has dominated headlines. What is it and who’s responsible? Here’s your guide.
The Filter | Home Alone, Parenting Edition
In episode 2, The Filter podcast talks with parents, educators and parent advocates about what this past year taught us about education.
Trailer: The Filter’s Ep. 2 Teaser on Parenting and Education
In episode 2, Filter Podcast hosts Ieshia Downton and Vicky Diaz-Camacho tackle the topics of parenting and education.
COVID Cases Among Children Rising as Missouri Delta Variant Wave Enters Fifth Month
One effect of the Delta variant wave is that children are a much larger share of recent COVID-19 cases, just as the school year begins.
Two-thirds of Kansas’ 25 Largest Public School Districts Adopt Mask Mandates
Two-thirds of elected school boards responsible for the 25 largest public school districts in Kansas imposed some form of an indoor masking mandate in response to the spread of COVID-19.
Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Focus on Inequity in Education, Not Critical Race Theory
Educators, students and advocates urged state lawmakers Monday afternoon to focus on tackling larger issues of inequity across education rather than latch onto the academic concept of critical race theory