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Desiree Martin and her children Hayden, 8, right, and Elliot, 11, are pictured July 28 at an enrollment fair held by Kansas City Public Schools at Manual Career and Technical Center in Kansas City.

KCPS prioritizes recruitment as it predicts enrollment declines for younger students

by Maria Benevento August 5, 2021August 7, 2022

An empty classroom at Sumner Academy of Arts and Science is pictured July 29, 2021, in Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools has a program called Enough is Enough with the goal of preventing student violence and deaths. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)

KCK school district rallies community to support students, prevent deaths

by Maria Benevento August 2, 2021August 7, 2022

Susana Elizarraraz, VP of educator supports at the Latinx Education Collaborative, speaks to a community member during an education outreach event July 22, 2021, at Frutopia in Kansas City, Missouri. (Zachary Linhares/The Beacon)

The scarcity of Latinx teachers doesn’t reflect KC-area students’ diversity. One group wants to change that.

by Maria Benevento July 29, 2021August 7, 2022

Kansas City Public Schools Board Chair Nate Hogan listens to Alicia Black-Mackey speak about her concerns with changes at Paseo Academy during the public comment period of a school board meeting July 21, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri.

How to attend, watch or comment at your local school board meeting

by Maria Benevento July 24, 2021December 12, 2022

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools had its plan to spend federal COVID relief funds approved by the Kansas State Board of Education on July 14.

KCK schools use federal relief funds to help students catch up after remote learning

by Maria Benevento July 21, 2021August 7, 2022

Citizens of the World, a Kansas City charter school, is pictured July 10, 2021.

What you need to know about charter schools in Kansas City

by Maria Benevento July 12, 2021August 7, 2022

The Student Union building at the University of Missouri Kansas-City

Missouri universities will no longer have tuition caps when bill becomes law

by Maria Benevento July 9, 2021August 7, 2022

Two KCK schools shift focus from punishment to make classrooms safer, reduce suspensions

by Maria Benevento July 2, 2021August 7, 2022

Students, faculty and activists gathered at Metropolitan Community College - Penn Valley to demand a new proposed policy be changed to ensure protection for students and the LGBTQ+ community.

Why MCC students and employees are concerned about its relationship policy

by Maria Benevento June 30, 2021August 7, 2022