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Kansas City, Missouri — Time was, a fledgling tech company called CivicPlus had to explain to prospective customers why it was based in Kansas — and not…
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A teenager wakes up, gets ready for school. Slips a smartphone into her pocket on the way out the door.Her day may well include some biology or chemistry,…
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Graduation season is upon us, which means celebration and cliché advice. But a lot of the age-old wisdom doesn't quite ring true in today's changing…
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A construction worker from Drexel, Missouri, is using poetry to positively affect the perception of blue-collar trades.Eric Borden's poem "Ditch Diggers"…
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Student Matthew Fitch wanted a low-cost, quick entry into the workforce. That’s all he wanted. So he transferred from a community college to WSU Tech —...
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KANSAS CITY — Seventy hours a week got old. Fast. So did working multiple jobs.So Joseph Cowsert wept tears of joy and relief the day he got word while…
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Seg. 1: Can Kansas Students Afford (Not To Go To) College? Seg. 2: UMKC Great Gives Back To KC Kids.Segment 1: The cost of higher education has shot up faster than family income in recent decades.Economists and education experts suggest students think…
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Life is expensive. Rent, health care, raising a family, saving for retirement — it adds up. But so does college debt. In fact, the cost of college shot up…
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TOPEKA — The glittery gold print on Cara Simon’s graduation cap begged — maybe only half-jokingly — for a break: “Can I take a nap now?”Toilsome college…
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The push to enroll more students in classes that will prepare them for college and careers could create new opportunities for young people with special…
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Career and technical education is having a moment, but not in all schools. Most charters still focus almost exclusively on college…
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Back when she was in eighth grade at California Trail in the Olathe Public Schools, Lilly Beckwith loved making amateur videos with Windows Movie Maker…