Education
This week Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced the Missouri State Library will soon receive $960,338 in grant funds due to strains brought on by COVID-19. Around 60 libraries across the state will receive funding, much of which will…
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A Tuesday morning announcement from Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and city Health Director Rex Archer advised schools in the area to strongly consider moving the fall start date for in-person classes to after Labor Day. The announcement followed word…
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On Saturday, students scheduled to take the ACT in the St. Louis area were surprised to receive late notification about their tests being canceled. One student schedule to take the ACT, Kenya James, was headed to take the ACT test…
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Plans to a return to the classroom in the fall have changed for Kansas City Public Schools after word from the Kansas City Health Department advised against schools reopening. A recent rise in coronavirus cases in the metro and across…
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Kansas State University has signed a new preclinical research and option agreement with Tonix Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, to develop a vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19. The inventor of the technology, Waithaka Mwangi, professor of diagnostic pathobiology in the…
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In a Wednesday press conference, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced she plans to issue an executive order to delay the reopening of schools until after Labor Day, promising news for some yet a disappointment to a few others. Kelly says…
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While no statewide health mandates related to K-12 school reopening have been issued, there will likely be local mandates that school leaders and officials will release as the new school year draws nearer. The state released a list of guidelines…
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State education officials released guidance Tuesday that lays out a plan to help with the start of the upcoming new school year. Leaders emphasized that local districts with local input will decide how their schools will reopen. The board is…
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The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) and Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas have announced a five-year, $29.9 million contract to develop, deliver and support the statewide assessment program for Kansas, reports a news release…
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On Monday, teachers and students returned to the classroom for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak in March. Two Kansas City metro schools, Crestview and Winnwood elementary, normally open year-round, opened their doors once again to students. With coronavirus…
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