Elle Moxley
Education ReporterElle Moxley covered education for KCUR.
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The rules are different for virtual school instruction outside a pandemic. That means students who choose online next year won't be Zooming into a class being taught at their neighborhood school. -
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Previous boundary changes have been contentious in the suburban school district, but Lee's Summit has been renovating old buildings to make facilities more equitable across the district.
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A lot of kids aren't meeting grade-level expectations after a year of interruptions. Here's how the Lee's Summit, North Kansas City and Kearney school districts are addressing COVID-19 learning loss.
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The CDC says masking should continue in schools through the end of the term. But school districts like Lee's Summit and Blue Springs have already ended their mask mandates, prompting some parents to pull their kids from class.
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A year of school closures, quarantines and work from home underscored the importance of child care, even as providers in the Kansas City area struggled to keep their doors open.
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Newly-elected school board members Tanesha Ford and Kandace Buckner campaigned as Black moms and educators ready to fight for students and families.
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For students who've only ever attended Zoom kindergarten, there was a lot to learn as Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools reopened for in-person classes.
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Sisters Corita Bussanmas and Berta Sailer co-founded Operation Breakthrough in 1971. Bussanmas could be stern, but she loved every child she cared for.
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Fewer Missourians are on unemployment, but many are underemployed compared to last year. That's kept demand high at the state's food banks.
