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Some Missouri child care providers face closure because of backlog in state payments
This spring, the state of Missouri owed Kimberly Luong Nichols $5,000 in backlogged payments for children at her Kansas City daycare who were part of a state subsidy program. For four years, she’s operated a licensed daycare inside her home, where she currently serves 10 children. Luong Nichols stopped drawing a salary last summer...
Kansas City charter school found locking up students’ phones left more time for learning
(Missouri Independent) – Facetime calls. Blaring music. Video games. “You name it, it was happening” during class at DeLaSalle High School, said Breona Ward, director of college and career progressions. Students’ cell phone use got in the way of learning at the Kansas City Charter School. The...
SMSD News: We are One Shawnee Mission and we are ALL IN
July 1 marked the start of the 2024-2025 school year in the Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD). It also officially was the first day Dr. Michael Schumacher began to serve as Superintendent. Dr. Schumacher shared that the dedication of everyone in the SMSD – students, their families, educators, and the...
FAFSA problems meant fewer Kansas City seniors applied for financial aid. But it’s not too late
College classes start in just a few weeks, but it’s not too late for Kansas City-area students to apply for federal aid for the coming school year. This year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid was supposed to be streamlined and easier to complete. Instead, the rollout was marked by glitches and delays that complicated the process.
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