Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS)

One of the biggest decisions schools have faced was whether falls sports would be played, giving parents and students another decision to make with possibly long-term implications.

Schools count on census to help them serve vulnerable kids, but many of those families haven't filled it out yet. Disruption caused by the coronavirus could mean less money for years to come.

At least in coronavirus hotspots like Wyandotte and Johnson counties, it’s starting to seem like Gov. Laura Kelly will get her way.

In all the talking and planning about reopening after the coronavirus shutdown, there's a key voice being ignored: the worker.

Superintendent Mark Bedell wrote in an email to families Monday that the delay in announcing plans for the fall is the result of coronavirus cases “rising rapidly in our region.”

The Unified Government's guidelines for K-12 and higher education facilities right now recommends anyone on a school campus wear a face covering.

Other metro districts are holding out hope that they can host traditional in-person commencements later this summer for the Class of 2020.

Segment 1: Kansas City, Kansas, family stuck in PeruHis wife and daughter have been in Lima, Peru, since January, and Brian Copeland felt like spending…

Segment 1: Kansas City, Kansas, family stuck in PeruHis wife and daughter have been in Lima, Peru, since January, and Brian Copeland felt like spending…

Kansas schools had 800 vacant positions last year, and the lack of certified teachers has some districts trying to get people who want to change careers…

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Segment 1: Jackson County legislators answer questions of current budget, property tax and working with county executive Frank White.Jackson County…