Education
On Friday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly revealed that six Kansas school have received National Blue Ribbon Schools 2020 recognition. A national award program under the U.S. Department of Education, National Blue Ribbon Schools honors public and private schools at the…
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The Olathe School District saw the return of thousands of students to classrooms Monday, the return restricted to specifically those in elementary school. Conducting hybrid classwork since the start of school in early September, today around 9,000 elementary students made…
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William H. Danforth of left behind a remarkable legacy following his death at the age of 94 over the weekend. The former chancellor and trustee of Washington University in St. Louis is credited with bringing the university to a nationally…
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Time for some Ingram’s 250 math: What’s i250 x 5? If you came up with 1,250, hats off to your grade-school math teachers—their lessons clearly took hold. But with this being the fifth year of our recognition of the 250…
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The Manhattan, Kan. community and its students can expect expanded services when it comes to medical options due to a recently formed partnership between K-State and Stormont Vail Health. K-State in its partnership with medical facility Stormont Vail plans to…
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A ranking of colleges in the state and nationwide reveal that Missouri is home to one university that delivers value to its students going into the workforce. Missouri S&T, a STEM-focused research university located in the southern half of Missouri,…
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The highly-anticipated return to class has now arrived for the majority of K-12 public schools in both Kansas and Missouri, though some have decided to begin virtually. Several school districts in the Kansas City metro opted to resume studies post-Labor…
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — More than 7,000 college-age people in Missouri have tested positive for the coronavirus since classes resumed in mid-August, fueling spikes in confirmed cases in the state’s college towns, Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday. Recent single-day positive…
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In a Monday announcement, KU said it will not be allowing fans into fall sports games, at least for the start of the season. Along with the note on fans, the university announced that it will also be prohibiting tailgating,…
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri schools ranging from universities to a kindergarten continue to experience an increase in COVID-19 cases as classes resume. The University of Missouri reported Monday that it had 415 active cases of COVID-19 on campus, an…
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