Education

Many small colleges have been scraping by with declining enrollment and faltering resources for years. But they enjoy some distinct advantages over their bigger rivals in fighting the spread of the coronavirus on campus.

The strain of teaching online, with far bigger classes than public schools are accustomed to handling through virtual sessions, is breeding classroom fatigue.

The coronavirus has landed some Kansas college students in isolation, and fundamentally altered their campus life.

To keep students in school, more people need to wear masks, practice social distancing and minimize contact with others.

Suburban school districts will get more money if Jackson County distributes CARES funds by enrollment. But high poverty districts say the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the low-income families they serve.

Educators and museum leaders around Kansas City formed The Learning Collaborative to ready themselves for the hard discussions of 2020 and beyond.

The district purchased the devices when they still thought this school year would start in person, but since everyone is learning virtually, students need more data.

The new guidance, which came out quietly on Wednesday, has stricter thresholds than the gating criteria in use in many school districts across the country.

Critically important brain development occurs in the first three years of a child's life. It's also when states invest the fewest resources.

Universities count on in-person events to keep students enrolled in their colleges. And they argue school-sponsored events are safer than a kegger.

After COVID-19 shut down schools, bus systems sat dormant. And now as schools reopen, those buses can't carry as many students and still allow for social distancing.

Some parents might be able to get at least part of their paycheck if their kids' classes via Zoom are preventing them from working.