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Avila University asks a court to override donors’ restrictions amid money challenges
Avila President Jim Burkee said Avila University wants to use part of its endowment as an investment that will clear up some ongoing financial shortages and position Avila for growth.
Families who rely on interpreters find Kansas City area schools can come up short
Even though federal law mandates that schools offer interpreters and other services to overcome language gaps — both for schoolkids and their parents — families report they regularly come across barriers.
A Black parent’s guide: How to help protect your kids from racism at school
Solomon Desta was working one day last May when he got a call that three of his son’s white classmates at Olathe South High School had handed him a piece of metal with the N-word carved into it. Desta was angry. “It was a Friday around 3 p.m. and they were trying to tell me…
Los estudiantes sin vivienda tienen derechos. Esto es lo que merece recibir de su distrito escolar.
Traducido por Christy Moreno, Revolución Educativa Los estudiantes que no tienen un lugar estable donde vivir se enfrentan a un dilema: Completar el high school es fundamental para escapar de la inseguridad de la vivienda, pero la inestabilidad de no tener vivienda puede interrumpir su educación. La ley federal tiene como objetivo proteger los derechos…
¿No habla inglés? La escuela de su hijo debe comunicarse con usted en un idioma que usted comprenda
Traducido por Christy Moreno, Revolución Educativa Boletas de calificaciones, conferencias de padres y maestros, guías y manuales, formularios de autorización. Si los padres y cuidadores no hablan el mismo idioma que los profesores y el personal de la escuela, las comunicaciones escolares rutinarias se vuelven más complejas. Pero el idioma no debe convertirse en un obstáculo…
Conozca sus derechos: Los estudiantes indocumentados pueden asistir a las escuelas públicas K-12
Traducido por Christy Moreno, Revolución Educativa En los Estados Unidos, el derecho a la educación pública K-12 no depende del estatus migratorio. Los estudiantes indocumentados pueden inscribirse en sus escuelas públicas locales después de que una decisión del Tribunal Supremo en 1982 anulara una ley de Texas. Eso quiere decir que las escuelas no deben poner…
Know your rights: Undocumented students can attend K-12 public schools
Undocumented students can enroll in their local public schools after a 1982 Supreme Court decision overturned a Texas law. That means schools shouldn’t put up barriers to undocumented or other immigrant students enrolling.
Know your rights: Your child’s school must communicate in a language you understand
Here are key things to know about what parents or guardians whose primary language is not English are entitled to regarding their child’s education.
Unhoused students have rights. Here’s what you deserve from your school district.
Federal law aims to protect students’ right to a free public education even if they lack adequate or consistent housing. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ensures that those students are able to enroll in school, aren’t forced to frequently change schools, and receive necessary resources for learning.
Children not enrolled in school yet? Here’s where to get help
Some districts — like Raytown and Center — list deadlines to ensure students will have a spot on a school bus during the first weeks of school or that they’ll be ready to attend on day one.
Student loan freeze set to end, threatening financial burden for borrowers
As a first-generation college student, Becky Divine’s family encouraged her to pursue higher education. To do so, she had to take out student loans before graduating from Metro Business College in 2012. As a massage therapist, Divine’s work was ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. That, combined with the death of her partner in 2019 that…
‘The devil is going to be in the details’ of public school Bible courses in Missouri
Experts on religious freedom in education say the U.S. Supreme Court has been clear that public schools can only teach about religion in an objective, academic context. And at least a half dozen Missouri public schools already offer elective courses on the Bible as literature.
Kansas school boards can now pay themselves. Will they?
It isn’t clear which school boards, if any, are considering paying members. In the Kansas City area, the Blue Valley school board is working on a policy amendment to clarify that it will remain unpaid.
Who do you pick when there’s no one on the ballot? These KCPS candidates want your vote
Voters can name whoever they want for the June 20 election, but two candidates are explicitly seeking the role — Spark Bookhart, who trains parents to influence public education through the Parent Power Lab, and Robert Sagastume, a senior student adviser with the Hispanic Development Fund.
Data suggests Missouri substitute teachers get plenty of support but few dollars
Last year, the Missouri legislature reduced the number of college credit hours required to be a substitute teacher from 60 — typical to earn an associate degree — to 36. Substitute teachers can also become certified without college credit hours by taking a 20-hour training course.
Scholarships, tuition, transgender athletes: What’s changing in Kansas education law
New Kansas education laws will allow private school and home-schooled students to access more publicly funded resources and will create a new scholarship for adult learners in high-demand fields.
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