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Suzanne Perez
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KMUW
The COVID-19 pandemic boosted the microschool movement across the country, as families sought alternatives during shutdowns and remote schooling. The trend has continued post-pandemic, as part of a broader desire for educational choice.
Calen Moore
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Kansas News Service
Local news
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This week on "The Range," we look at a new education trend that’s rooted in the past. -
The KBI is investigating what happened to a cross-country runner at Dodge City Community College. Delia Montes is in critical condition in a Wichita hospital. -
Educators at Silver City Elementary School want to improve student attendance after the COVID-19 pandemic drove up chronic absenteeism. They said making sure students are "seen and loved on" is a big way to motivate them to show up. -
The pledge from David Booth, a KU alumnus, was one of the biggest single donations in the history of college athletics. The money is intended to help build a Gateway District next to the new Kansas Memorial Stadium. -
Lalanea Chastain says that her new album took a long time to finish. So much time, in fact, that she wasn't sure it would come out in her lifetime.
NPR News
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Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APRussia hailed the summit as "very positive," while U.S. and European leaders urged Trump to push harder for a ceasefire. -
Source: OtterThe suit claims the popular service may be recording and processing millions of users' private conversations without consent.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he doesn't agree with federal subsidies for high-speed EV chargers, but that his department "will respect Congress' will" and release the funds. -
A new study finds that nearly 1 in 10 kids on Medicaid visiting an emergency department for mental health care remain stuck there for days waiting for follow up psychiatric care. -
Scientists have recorded a human embryo implanting in a womb in real time. The implications of how it happens could lead to more and better treatments for infertility. -
A TV version of The Rainmaker is out this week, which gave critic Linda Holmes as good a reason as any to rank the on-screen adaptations of John Grisham's legal novels. -
The Trump administration sent reduction-in-force notices to more than 1,400 staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in April.
Commentary & Podcasts
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Even though Autumn's still a few weeks off, the wheat harvest has pretty much wrapped up. On today's "Flyover Food," Chef Travis Russell tells us about a different kind of grain - and the folks working to grow something with deeper roots.
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