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The Jackson County Health Department says all students should learn virtually when there's community spread of the coronavirus. But Johnson County health officials says elementary students can learn face-to-face.
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Educators who opt to teach online won't be able to telecommute when buildings are open. That has teachers in high-risk categories concerned for their safety.
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Public health officials say a return to in-person learning will only be safe when fewer people are testing positive for COVID-19. Right now, cases are spiking in Kansas and Missouri.
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Lee's Summit is on its third superintendent in four years, and teachers are worried that turnover at the top will keep their concerns about re-entry from being heard.
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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.
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Why several groups have called for the resignation of Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith, and Lee's Summit schools welcome a new district superintendent.
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Voters in Lee's Summit and North Kansas City approved ambitious new building projects Tuesday. And Lee's Summit voters put a woman of color onto a previously all-white school board that's been mired in racial controversy.
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COVID-19 postponed April municipal elections to June 2, when North Kansas City and Lee's Summit school districts will ask voters to approve bond measures to renovate old schools and build new ones.
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Other metro districts are holding out hope that they can host traditional in-person commencements later this summer for the Class of 2020.
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When metro schools closed in March to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Park Hill South High School teacher Laura Lenhert knew her students wouldn’t be…
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Missouri has postponed April municipal elections until June, a decision that could have a long-term impact on metro school districts asking voters to…
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Educators who’ve taught in Lee’s Summit for a long time are frustrated that repeated salary freezes mean they’re making less than colleagues who are new…