News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
KU Eye plans centennial events
Mike Sherry – The Hale Center for Journalism The Ophthalmology Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center is marking its centennial this year through several public events aimed at raising awareness and promoting vision care. The department, also known as KU Eye, has its main office in Prairie Village, Kan. It is the only…
Missouri Department of Education recommends a tiered approach to district intervention
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the first draft of a state plan to address unaccredited districts in the state and implement supports to prevent the loss of accreditation on Tuesday. The proposed plan moves away from a one-size-fits-all intervention model and prescribes five levels of state intervention, which depend on a…
New building, funding drive on tap for KU Hospital
The University of Kansas Hospital announced plans Monday to build a 92-bed neurosciences and surgical oncology facility at its Kansas City, Kan., campus, and hospital officials said they have secured $3.5 million in philanthropic support for the project. Hospital officials said civic leaders Deanna and Greg Graves have pledged $1 million towards the “Cambridge North”…
KU offers reduced tuition for educators returning to school
Beginning this summer, teachers and administrators living in Kansas can continue their education for less. The School of Education at the University of Kansas announced this week that educators from public and private schools will be eligible for a “practicing educator rate” at both the Lawrence Campus and Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kan. “There’s…
Local workers push to end "poverty wage"
Steve Hebert — KCPT Special Correspondent Fast food workers in the Kansas City, Mo., area took to the street to demand a better wage on July 29, 2013. Armed with megaphones and signs, they stood outside a Burger King restaurant at the corner of Troost Avenue and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard demanding “15 and a…