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Tag: Education

Posted inEducation

With school taking place online, Kansas City families are still struggling to get connected

by Marlee Baldridge September 23, 2020March 24, 2021

As students begin the new school year with varying degrees of remote or online learning, the digital divide has become a bigger issue for Kansas City families during the pandemic.

Posted inEducation

Between free state Kansas and slave state Missouri, learning about the Civil War can be a night and day difference

by Annie T. H. Le September 9, 2020July 27, 2021
Posted inEducation

With uncertainty over reopening schools, more parents are drawn to homeschooling

by Anne Kniggendorf August 31, 2020March 31, 2021
Returning physical therapy students at Rockhurst University wore protective gear and took safety precautions during an in-person lab for the first week of classes. Zachary Linhares/The Beacon
Posted inEducation

Combining old methods with new technologies, medical schools move toward hybrid education during COVID-19

by Brittany Callan August 26, 2020April 1, 2021
A recent study found that local public schools in Kansas City are often located near tobacco retailers.
Posted inEducation

Looking for a cigarette? Chances are it’s a block away from a Kansas City public school

by Brittany Callan August 24, 2020March 31, 2021
Craig Fisher, stands in front of Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas where he teaches English and theater.
Posted inEducation

‘Lives on the line’: Kansas and Missouri teachers prepare to go back to school in a pandemic

by Brittany Callan August 11, 2020June 1, 2021
Empty computer lab in UMKC. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
Posted inEducation

Kansas and Missouri colleges are scrambling to navigate higher ed in a COVID-19 world

by Roxie Hammill June 29, 2020April 12, 2021
Posted inEducation

As Child Care Options Dwindle, Parents are Left Scrambling

by Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian April 30, 2020October 8, 2020

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