News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
The Examination: How many pages is 'Obamacare'?
THE EXAMINATION – This column looks for answers to what should be simple questions. This week’s question: How many pages is ‘Obamacare’? A simple search yields a wealth of fascinating estimates. And, like most things, the answer is simple, yet complicated. The easy answer is the law, as passed in 2010, weighs in at 906 pages. You…
An Artist's Eye: Ocularist Bud Turntine
This is the tale of two eyes and the man who made them. Bud Turntine is a board-certified ocularist who creates prosthetic eyes for patients out of his nondescript office in Shawnee, Kan. When you think of prosthetic eyes, images of round, glass eyeballs may come to mind. Indeed, fake eyes used to be made…
Slowing the slump: summer literacy programs get kids reading
DuRonica Farmer will be entering sixth grade this fall. She began this summer reading at a third grade level. According to Turn the Page KC, a literacy initiative started by Kansas City, Mo. Mayor Sly James, around 80 percent of Kansas City kids are behind when it comes to reading. For kids with few books…
Tech Startup Encourages Civic Engagement
Chances are you’ve updated your Facebook status in the last 24 hours, but when was the last time you “shared” anything or checked in with your local school district and fellow parents? Well, at the KC office of the midwestern startup MindMixer they’re putting their heads together with two local school districts in hopes of…
KCPT Education Conference Celebrates 10 Years of Free Professional Development for Area Teachers
Over one hundred educators from 15 local school districts gathered at the tenth KCPT Education Conference Tuesday.
Slideshow: KC High School Seniors Strut their STEM Stuff
250 local seniors displayed Engineering and biomedical projects that are the fruits of students’ participation in the KC STEM Alliance’s Project Lead the Way coursework.
Bittersweet Day for KC Charter School
Académie Lafayette had their annual lottery for next year’s kindergarten class Thursday March 14.
Patients Prescribe Best Practices for KC Health Care Providers
Kansas City Health Care Foundation kicks off health literacy conference with a panel patients sharing their experiences navigating the health care system.
Community Reflects on Its Own Immigration Practices
At KCPT’s Homeland: Immigration in America screening on July 16, 2012 attendees saw their community on the big screen.
Not In Our Town: Come Together to Stop Hate
Join a group of fellow concerned citizens in taking a stand against hate in our community.