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Posts Tagged ‘Technology & Innovation’

Technology is Reshaping Education. Are Schools Ready?

By | June 19, 2024 | 1
A student works on a math problem with the help of a laptop and smart board in Vetta Manning's summer school class at Lee's Summit High School on June 11.

From laptops to AI software, technology is changing the education field. Educators at all levels are grappling with how to use new technology most effectively.

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From Streetlights to Potholes: A New, Tech-Savvy KC Emerges

By | January 4, 2023 | 0
LED and traditional streetlights at a Kansas City intersection.

Kansas City is leaning into technology to address some of its most vexing problems.

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Solar Settlers: 1,000-mile American Solar Challenge Sets Off Along Santa Fe Trail

By | August 3, 2021 | 0
One of 13 solar-powered vehicles competing in the American Solar Challenge that begins Tuesday morning in Independence.

College students from around the world are competing in the American Solar Challenge, a design competition and car race from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, nearly 1,000 miles away.

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Grappling With Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

By | February 28, 2021 | 0
Graphic illustration for artificial intelligence

The Center for Practical Bioethics (CPB) in Kansas City is working to create ethical standards for how A.I. is used in health care.

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Calling students, teachers and parents: What questions do you have about the future of education?

By | November 17, 2020 | 0
Pandemic has changed education. What do Kansas Citians want our team to report on next?

Teachers, parents and students, send us your education questions. Our engagement team will report on the stories that matter to you.

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