Maria Benevento | The Beacon
Education Reporter, Kansas City BeaconMaria Benevento is the education reporter at The Kansas City Beacon. She is a Report for America corps member.
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After a pro-slavery petition and a teacher repeating a racial slur, Park Hill diversity issues took center stage. Leaders say there’s an appetite for change. -
In the Kansas City area, universities have been some of the most prominent sponsors of the public charter schools. But in just the past few years, several ended the relationships or saw charter schools removed by the state.
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The budget bill still needs to make it through the contentious Missouri Senate. The $1.95 billion in federal education funds for Missouri includes more than $250 million for the Kansas City area.
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More than 120 bills have been filed by Missouri legislators covering a wide range of topics, from teaching about race and bias to parental rights.
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Missouri Legislature considers bills allowing guns in colleges and restricting teaching about racismMissouri legislators have pre-filed bills tweaking state financial aid programs, allowing concealed carry weapons on campuses, and prohibiting transgender women from playing on female sports teams.
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Of the more than 26,500 K-12 students who attended school within Kansas City's boundaries, a slight majority attends one of 20 charter schools.
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Ayuda financiera federal y estatal no son opciones para los estudiantes indocumentados en Missouri y Kansas, pero aún pueden encontrar becas para pagar la universidad.
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Federal and state aid aren’t options for undocumented students in Missouri and Kansas, but they can still find scholarships to pay for college.
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The Missouri school district says teachers must have parental permission before referring to their students by names or pronouns that don’t match their gender assigned at birth.
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The Kansas Promise Scholarship will pay the cost of tuition, fees and books for students in dozens of programs at Johnson County Community College and Kansas City, Kansas Community College.
