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Posts Tagged ‘Education’

Student Loans Threaten to Crunch Area Borrowers

By | June 28, 2023 | 0
Becky Divine and her daughter, Evie, walk to a playground. Divine has more than $41,000 in student loans.

Borrowers are bracing for the resumption of payments on student loans, which were suspended during the pandemic. The effects will ripple through the economy.

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Harmony Project Helps Young Northeast KC Musicians to Thrive

By | May 19, 2023 | 0
A collage of six photos of children in Harmony Project KC playing instruments.

Harmony Project is making a difference in the lives of young musicians in the Historic Northeast area of Kansas City, offering a path to higher education.

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Missouri Lawmakers Enter Final Week of Session with Major GOP Priorities Unfinished

By | May 8, 2023 | 0
The Missouri state flag is seen flying outside the Missouri State Capitol Building on Jan. 17, 2021, in Jefferson City.

Changes to the initiative petition process and a ban on transgender health care are bills Missouri Republicans hope to finalize before the 2023 session ends.

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KC Author of Banned Children’s Books Marches On

By | April 6, 2023 | 0
Kansas City-based author and illustrator Shane W. Evans.

A Kansas City-based author of children’s books recently learned his work was on a list of the most banned picture books. Here’s how he responded.

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curiousKC | Submit Questions About Disability Resources in KC 

By | March 27, 2023 | 0
A crowd surrounds Kim Riley, parent and founder of the Transition Academy. For the past several years, her focus has been to build a network that better assists families whose children have developmental or intellectual disabilities find meaningful careers.

“Will my child with disabilities find a job they enjoy?” Submit questions like this on access to disability resources to our curiousKC reporting team.

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