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A nonbinary student teacher was told by an employee of the Fort Osage District that using gender-neutral pronouns was “too personal” and “too political.” Now, Olivia Jackson alleges that the school district discriminated by refusing to hire them because of their gender identity.
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School districts are required by law to help homeless children stay in school. Most Kansas City-area districts take that role seriously, but the Blue Springs School District may be undercounting its unhoused kids — and failing to provide them critical services.
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Cutting classes back to four days a week has grown increasingly popular with school districts in the Show-Me State.
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Attorney General Eric Schmitt is using a judge's ruling against state and local public health officials to go after school districts requiring masks.
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In Johnson County, the normally nonpartisan school board races were more contentious than years past. Only Shawnee Mission voters selected moderate candidates to their school board.
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The coronavirus-driven decision puts a halt to in-person classes for the largest school district in Kansas.
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Even as the number of new known cases shows no decline, some residents are arguing for their children to attend their brick-and-mortar schools.
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Balancing the needs of the south Kansas City community and the safety of students is no easy task, especially while budgets are shrinking, enrollment numbers are dropping and COVID-19 cases are on the rise.
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Kristiane Bryant is challenging the incumbent district attorney for Wyandotte County in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary election, hurdles await the new superintendent of Hickman Mills schools, and 25 artists collaborate on a new album to support Kansas City tenants in need.
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For years, the state's tourism industry pushed for a later first day of school. Now schools are asking to start sooner than Aug. 24 in case they have to close for COVID-19 again.