Olivia Sumner’s glass-walled classroom inside the Learning Lab space in downtown Wichita is an experiment in learning — a K-6 microschool developed and operated by Wichita public schools. Last summer, the district reached out to several families who had planned to pull their kids out of ...
There are a variety of reasons a student might miss school, but if they miss too many days, becoming what’s referred to as “chronically absent” they could wind up in the court system for truancy. With chronic absenteeism lingering post-pandemic, the Center for Supportive Communities ...
WICHITA — The Kansas State Board of Education has approved new score thresholds for state assessment tests that are expected to increase the number of students scoring in the top levels. Some lawmakers have raised concerns that the move is designed to cover up poor test scores. But ...
Courtney Masterson, a lecturer in environmental studies and the executive director of Native Lands Restoration Collaborative, worked with students on the banks of Potter Lake to plant native plants over the summer. That effort has now expanded to three other classes – including Megan ...
As the Lawrence Farmers Market continues its search for a permanent location, its leader said it has entered a new phase in the development and is looking for more public input later this month. After hosting a few informal engagement sessions at the farmers market and preparing a detailed ...
A woman who was killed Friday was remembered Sunday as a free spirit, a fighter, a good friend and family member, and perhaps most often, as someone who could light up a room and always make people laugh. About 40 people attended a ceremony at Haskell Indian Nations University to honor Jina ...
