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How public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, reduced homelessness

By Nomin Ujiyediin,
Paris Rex Norvell, Byron J. Love
Published February 16, 2023 at 4:00 AM CST
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Thousands of Kansas City area students are homeless, but one local district has managed to find many families permanent housing and employment. Plus: Kansas City turned the town red during yesterday's Super Bowl parade.

All school districts are required by federal law to help homeless children stay in school. In Kansas City, Kansas, the school district has gone even further, and cut student homelessness in half since 2015. Reporters Barbara Shelly and Jodi Fortino talk about what the school district does to get families on their feet, and how other schools have tried to replicate their success.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Gabe Rosenberg and Lisa Rodriguez.

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Nomin Ujiyediin
As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.
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Paris Rex Norvell
Paris Norvell is a freelance podcast producer for KCUR Studios,
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Byron J. Love
As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.
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