K-12 enrollment has dropped during the pandemic, and schools and state governments are trying to find out if students transitioned to homeschool, private school or are truly unaccounted for.
After a pandemic enrollment drop, Missouri educators are trying to find ‘missing’ students
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How a local coalition is trying to improve internet access in Kansas City
The coalition operates with the vision that every resident in the Kansas City area should have access to an internet connection, devices to use the internet and the digital skills to take advantage of all the internet has to offer.
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What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine in Missouri
The situation with COVID-19 vaccinations is constantly changing. The Beacon is here to help you find the information you need. We’ve rounded up info on which people are currently eligible for vaccination in Missouri, who will be next and the state’s current vaccination progress.
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What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine in Kansas
The situation with COVID-19 vaccinations is constantly changing. The Beacon is here to help you find the information you need. We’ve rounded up info on which people are currently eligible for vaccination in Kansas, who will be next and the state’s current vaccination progress.
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To avoid a superspreader Super Bowl Sunday, officials say ‘stay home.’
Across the nation, many people are planning to stay home to watch the Super Bowl. But there will still likely be Kansas Citians gathering in large groups or at bars to watch the game — and celebrate afterwards if the Chiefs win.
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For Kansas City, a Chiefs Super Bowl win is good for business
To win another Super Bowl title this year — the third in franchise history and the seventh major league sports championship to be won by a Kansas City team in the last 10 years — would not only energize the city’s already passionate fan base, but the economy as well.
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How the pandemic is complicating mental health services for Kansas City kids
School districts are turning to new ways of screening children for mental health issues, along with continuing to use existing frameworks from before the pandemic.
Posted inEconomics
How Missouri is using COVID-19 funds to tackle internet access
The funding, announced last July, was divided among an emergency broadband investment program, primary and higher education institutions, telehealth programs, and Missouri libraries.
Posted inEconomics
How Kansas directed COVID funds to expand broadband across the state
About 6% of the Kansas population lacks any wired broadband services at home, and internet access is particularly a problem in rural parts of the state. On the national level, about 14.5 million people living in rural parts of the U.S. lack access to broadband.
Posted inEconomics
Kansas City fast-food workers demand a $15 minimum wage and union
As the coronavirus pandemic upends millions of lives across the U.S. and forces many to work from home, fast-food workers have been in the vulnerable position of continuing to work and risk potential exposure to the virus.