Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS)

Las escuelas, junto con las empresas y organizaciones locales, se están asegurando de que los estudiantes del área de Kansas City tengan todo lo que necesitan para su regreso a clases el próximo mes.

Local schools, businesses and organizations are making sure Kansas City area students have everything they need when they head back to class next month.

Schools around the Kansas City metro are working to connect families with food, housing and other resources to make sure kids have the support they need until they return to class in the fall. Here's where to find free meals, mental health support and more.

The Trump administration says Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Kansas City, Kansas, and Topeka school districts violated Title IX and risk losing federal funding. At issue are their policies around transgender students’ bathroom use and sports participation, and notifying parents about students using different pronouns or names in class.

The bill would require school districts to verify the income of students who qualify for free school lunches. That number determines how much more funding Kansas school districts can receive to serve academically at-risk students.

La organización Latinx Education Collaborative afirmó que en el 2019 solo el 1% de los educadores del área de Kansas City eran latinos. Un nuevo informe reveló que esa proporción casi se triplicó el año pasado escolar, pero la organización afirma que aún queda mucho por hacer.

The Latinx Education Collaborative said just 1% of educators in the Kansas City area were Latino in 2019. A new report found that share nearly tripled last school year, but the organization says there's more work to be done.

The U.S. Department of Education threatened to withhold federal funding from four Kansas school districts last month over their policies for transgender students. The school districts are seeking support as they navigate a federal investigation.

Free Wheels For Kids provides bikes, lessons on how to ride and how to fix bikes. The founder is a one-person operation but has been partnering with Kansas City-area physical education classes so he can expand the reach of the program.

Shawnee Mission, Olathe, Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas, public school districts allegedly allowed students to participate in sports and use restrooms that align with their gender identity. The districts also permitted teachers to maintain confidentiality with transgender students.

Educators at Silver City Elementary School want to improve student attendance after the COVID-19 pandemic drove up chronic absenteeism. They said making sure students are "seen and loved on" is a big way to motivate them to show up.

As the U.S. records its highest number of measles cases in decades, one Wyandotte County district draws comfort from its high vaccination rate. Another is working to catch up.