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Education

Education

KCUR 89.3 covers education issues across the Kansas City region and in Kansas and Missouri. 
  • State Sen. Jamie Burger is introduced to the Missouri Senate on the first day of the 2025 legislative session in January.
    Annelise Hanshaw
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    Missouri Independent
    Missouri students would see the words “I AM THE LORD thy God” followed by the Ten Commandments posted in every public and charter school classroom they enter, under a bill sponsored by GOP state Sen. Jamie Burger. Faith leaders testified both in support of and against the proposal.
  • Crysta Henthorne / Kansas City Public Library
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    KCUR 89.3
    Kansas City is asking voters to buy into its public school system for the first time in nearly 60 years. Even after Kansas City Public Schools regained accreditation and turned the tide of student performance, crumbling buildings offer a persistent reminder of the city's disinvestment. It's a relationship strained by decades of racism, a history-making desegregation case and plenty of internal turmoil.