Education
Meet the Kansas City Public Schools board candidates for the April 2025 election
This story was originally published by The Beacon, an online news outlet focused on local, in-depth journalism in the public interest. Meet the Kansas City Public Schools board candidates for the April 2025 election All seven candidates running for the Kansas City Public Schools board support the $474 million bond issue that’s also on the…
SCOTUS Justice Applauds KC Stage Adaption of Her Book
As the first Latina, and the third woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor is noted for reasoned questioning and, at times, searing dissents. But legal opinions, despite obvious historical weight, aren’t the writings that Sotomayor referred to as her life’s work during her recent visit to Kansas City. The messaging within her…
College Students Grapple with Housing Troubles as Costs Soar
Sydney Johnson did everything right. Still, water poured from her ceiling. The now-graduated University of Missouri student spent winter break taking classes and staying at her off-campus apartment. A few weeks earlier, property management sent instructions for how to avoid pipe bursts during cold months, which Johnson followed. But her upstairs neighbors were not so…
Tax Holiday, Supply Drives Help Families Burdened by Back-to-School Costs
As families deal with daunting back-to-school bills, governments, school foundations and community groups are helping folks get students ready for school.
Community Colleges Confront Slumping Enrollment. Can it be Fixed?
Enrollment at community colleges in Missouri and Kansas have declined nearly 30% since 2012 as fast-growing technical schools pose stiff competition.
Kansas and Missouri Lawmakers Tried Funding AI Weapon Detection Technology. How Does it Work?
ZeroEyes, an AI weapons detection system, is in 42 states. But some wonder about privacy issues, and whether there better ways to address gun violence.
Kansas Grapples With College-Educated Brain Drain
Kansas is expected to be 34,000 educated workers short of meeting demand over the next decade. Legislators and educators are trying to stem the brain drain.
Technology is Reshaping Education. Are Schools Ready?
From laptops to AI software, technology is changing the education field. Educators at all levels are grappling with how to use new technology most effectively.
Kansas City Area High School Students Get Big Scholarships
Great Jobs KC on Saturday will formally award $48 million in college scholarships to 1,210 students from 87 high schools in the Kansas City area.
Campus Protests Highlight the Complexity of Divestment
Campus protests seeking university divestment from investments supporting Israel due to the war in Gaza are blocked by laws passed in Missouri and Kansas.