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Posts Tagged ‘Race & Education’

Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Focus on Inequity in Education, Not Critical Race Theory

By | August 24, 2021 | 0
Rep. Doug Richey, R-Excelsior Springs, and Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, during a Joint Committee on Education hearing on critical race theory on July 19, 2021.

Educators, students and advocates urged state lawmakers Monday afternoon to focus on tackling larger issues of inequity across education rather than latch onto the academic concept of critical race theory

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Kansas City Public Schools Secures Grant for 1619 Education Program

By | April 15, 2021 | 0
Tymia Morgan is a teacher at Central High School. She is one of two educators in Kansas City who will implement the 1619 curriculum in classrooms.

Out of over 200 applicants, one Kansas City school was selected for the 1619 Education Program.

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How Kansas City-Area Education Has Changed During the Pandemic

By | January 21, 2021 | 0
Ivera Williams, an early childhood educator in Kansas City, hosts virtual circle time. (

Some veteran teachers are learning new ways to teach these days, as superintendents try to keep school on track.

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curiousKC | Raise Your Hand if You Want to Talk About Education

By | January 4, 2021 | 0
Pandemic has changed education. What do Kansas Citians want our team to report on next?

Participate in the discussion about education and help shape our reporting.

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curiousKC | How Do You Discuss the Scary Virus With Children?

By | December 14, 2020 | 0
To curb fear in the unknown, Enam Haddad tells her children that the virus is like little red dots that need to be avoided. (Collage by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Image: Library of Congress)

The curiousKC team talks to parents and experts about how to discuss COVID-19 with children.

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