Candidates running for a spot on the Hickman Mills Board of Education are vying to join a school board whose members have struggled to work together.
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Meet your 2024 Liberty school board candidates
Voters will see Darren Siebert and incumbents Jeffrey “Drew” Marriott and Nicholaus “Nick” Bartlow on their April 2 ballot. Two out of three will earn spots on the school board.
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Meet the 2024 school board candidates in the Center School District
All three Center school board candidates — Mariah Roady, Da’Jion Lymore and Michael Sarver — are newcomers competing for two open seats to serve a three-year term.
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These nine candidates want to be on the North Kansas City school board
All nine candidates responded to our questions about their background, priorities and positions. Here’s what they had to say.
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One of the best things for a child traumatized by Kansas City’s mass shooting? Experts stress routine
Some children, the experts say, need to talk about their concerns. That, they say, needs to be balanced against dwelling too much on what happened or trying to force conversations that could backfire.
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Does Christian music belong in Kansas public schools? It depends
Two specific songs,“Praise His Holy Name” and “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel” — and concerns about how the teacher presented them to students — sit at the center of a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
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Kansas students will need more than coursework to earn a diploma
New requirements approved by the Kansas State Board of Education insist that students complete two “postsecondary assets” — achievements or experiences that prepare them for higher education or the workforce — before they can walk across the stage.
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Kansas City Public Schools face grievances from maintenance and cafeteria workers’ union
unresolved grievances can create frustration for workers who ensure school buildings are running safely and students are fed, KCPS union members and organizers said during public comment at a mid-November school board meeting.
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Facing decline in enrollment, Park University cuts faculty and more than a dozen programs
The university said it will eliminate three graduate degree programs — master of social work, master of arts in national security studies and master of education in language and literacy — but will allow current students to complete their studies.
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Kansas City Public Schools won’t arm officers in elementary schools after community feedback
The decision comes as the district tries to show it’s involving the community, particularly parents, in decisions that affect schools.