If hiring goes according to plan, food and retail businesses in the new terminal of Kansas City International Airport will employ 1,000 workers over the next 15 years. But so far, five months after the terminal opened in February, employers at MCI are hundreds of workers shy of that goal. There are 600 employees at […]
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‘We can’t keep putting our lives on the line’: Kansas City bus drivers detail the safety risks they face
Sherrita Jackson was a bus driver for 21 years before she got fed up with abuse from passengers and switched careers in 2021. At the time, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, passengers were required to wear masks. A passenger not wearing a mask boarded Jackson’s bus and refused to comply with the mandate. “He […]
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Know your rights: Your child’s school must communicate in a language you understand
Here are key things to know about what parents or guardians whose primary language is not English are entitled to regarding their child’s education.
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Unhoused students have rights. Here’s what you deserve from your school district.
Federal law aims to protect students’ right to a free public education even if they lack adequate or consistent housing. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ensures that those students are able to enroll in school, aren’t forced to frequently change schools, and receive necessary resources for learning.
Posted inHousing, Local Government
When corporations buy KC homes, we all pay
Gail McCann Beatty, Jackson County’s director of assessment, told The Beacon in April that much of this year’s 30% increase can be explained by a general increase in market value.
Her insights, along with interviews with other people familiar with housing trends in Jackson County, present a complex set of factors that are making it more expensive to live in Kansas City.
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‘The devil is going to be in the details’ of public school Bible courses in Missouri
Experts on religious freedom in education say the U.S. Supreme Court has been clear that public schools can only teach about religion in an objective, academic context. And at least a half dozen Missouri public schools already offer elective courses on the Bible as literature.