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Dr. Temple Grandin on how the pandemic is impacting the autism community and professor Mark Joslyn explores the political nuances of gun ownership in his new book 'The Gun Gap'.

Kansas City Public Schools plan to use a lottery to make admissions fairer and cut the need to set an alarm just to apply.

The new leader of Center School District brings years of experience with her including leading another metro district, Kansas' pioneering role in the battle for women's suffrage, and the moral quandaries brought about by an enduring viral pandemic.

Coming from Wright City, Missouri, where he served as superintendent for five years, David Buck stepped into the same role for Lee's Summit schools this month.

Segment 1: How sports journalists are adapting to a lack of sporting events.The coronavirus has proven to be a huge disruption in the world of athletics.…

Segment 1: How sports journalists are adapting to a lack of sporting events.The coronavirus has proven to be a huge disruption in the world of athletics.…

Updated, 3:51 p.m. Tuesday – The Lee’s Summit school board has hired a new superintendent, David Buck.Buck has served as superintendent for the Wright…

The KCUR news staff presents the State of Kansas City series as a look ahead to 2020 on topics of importance to the region. Find the State of Kansas City…

Segment 1: Decades after desegregation, there remain students in the Kansas City area who are still not receiving a quality education. Education professor…

Segment 1: 2019 report shows black Kansas Citians are still separate and unequal.By comparing things like poverty and homeownership rates by race, a…

Kansas City’s first charter school for girls only opens next week with a staff that reflects the diversity of its students and the community.Kansas City…

Segment 1: Busing to desegregate schools: then and nowFor some, busing throughout the 1970s, '80s and '90s held a negative connotation. But education…