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A school board meeeting

Here’s how to file for the KCPS school board special election

by Maria Benevento February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Jennifer Wolfsie, the board’s vice chair, encourages people who support public education to become school board candidates.

People hold signs reading "Save Our Schools" and "No Closures!!!! No a Los Cierries!!!" in a public meeting

Kansas City’s historic northeast pushes back against proposed school closures

by Maria Benevento November 21, 2022November 18, 2022

The exterior of a school building

KCPS proposal to close 10 schools, improve academics hinges on community support

by Maria Benevento October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

With school taking place online, Kansas City families are still struggling to get connected

by Marlee Baldridge September 23, 2020August 7, 2022

Between free state Kansas and slave state Missouri, learning about the Civil War can be a night and day difference

by Annie T. H. Le September 9, 2020August 7, 2022

With uncertainty over reopening schools, more parents are drawn to homeschooling

by Anne Kniggendorf August 31, 2020August 7, 2022

Returning physical therapy students at Rockhurst University wore protective gear and took safety precautions during an in-person lab for the first week of classes. Zachary Linhares/The Beacon

Combining old methods with new technologies, medical schools move toward hybrid education during COVID-19

by Brittany Callan August 26, 2020August 7, 2022

A recent study found that local public schools in Kansas City are often located near tobacco retailers.

Looking for a cigarette? Chances are it’s a block away from a Kansas City public school

by Brittany Callan August 24, 2020August 7, 2022

Craig Fisher, stands in front of Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas where he teaches English and theater.

‘Lives on the line’: Kansas and Missouri teachers prepare to go back to school in a pandemic

by Brittany Callan August 11, 2020August 7, 2022

Empty computer lab in UMKC. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)

Kansas and Missouri colleges are scrambling to navigate higher ed in a COVID-19 world

by Roxie Hammill June 29, 2020August 7, 2022