Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Students at Kansas school for the blind get in tune with harmonica pro
Gabriel Lewis carefully ran his fingers over the edges of the small box before he took out the shiny, chrome harmonica inside and took a big breath to make the first notes. Lewis is one of 40 students at the Kansas State School for the Blind that received a new harmonica courtesy of the instrument’s…
Read MoreKU Professor lends D-Day expertise to upcoming NOVA special
University of Kansas students and faculty will see a familiar face on PBS this spring. KU History Professor and retired U.S. Army Major Dr. Adrian Lewis is one of the key historians in NOVA’s two-hour special “D-Day’s Sunken Secrets,” which will premiere on KCPT and other PBS stations May 28, 2014. “Adrian had an incredibly…
Read MoreEducation officials discuss future of KC public schools at forum
Several hundred people gathered at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library to hear local lawmakers and education officials discuss Kansas City Public Schools and the Missouri Transfer Law set to go into effect this summer. KCPT’s Nick Haines moderated the panel that included Missouri Board of Education member John Martin, Missouri Education…
Read MoreRead and share messages of support for the victims of hate in Kansas City
The hateful acts of one person have taken the lives of three of our community members, and wounded many more. So far we’ve collected several messages of support and we’ll continue to add more as they are submitted. Read what others from across the country have written and add your message below. “An evil act.…
Read MoreQ&A with robotics competition co-founder Dr. Woodie Flowers
Lindsey Foat – The Hale Center for Journalism Instead of seeing 58 robots competing, Dr. Woodie Flowers sees 58 solutions to a problem he created. Flowers is a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, original host of the PBS series “Scientific American Frontiers” and the co-founder and creator of the…
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