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High school theater students honored at Jester Awards

High school theater students honored at Jester Awards

The top theater productions from Wichita high schools this past school year are honored at the 11th annual Jester Awards at the Orpheum...  more...

Top 10 'teacher tactics' to try at home

Top 10 'teacher tactics' to try at home

Have you ever visited your child’s classroom and wondered how the teacher maintains order among so many children when you can’...  more...

Donate an instrument, get Manilow tickets

Donate an instrument, get Manilow tickets

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow has entertained generations of fans. Now he's hoping those fans help inspire...  more...

Lack of pay still a concern for Wichita teachers

Lack of pay still a concern for Wichita teachers

For four years, teachers in the Wichita School District have gone without pay raises.  In contract negotiations Wednesday, that...  more...

Someone will choose your child's education; why not you?

Someone will choose your child's education; why not you?

This is National School Choice Week, an occasion that always makes me think back to 1976, when as a writer for my high school paper, I...  more...

Testing violations found at Enterprise Elementary

Local Education Stories

Metro-Boulevard to move for next school year

Metro-Boulevard to move for next school year

Wichita's Metro-Boulevard Alternative High School, 751 George Washington Boulevard, will move to another building when school starts next...

Private loans may become more popular for college students

Private loans may become more popular for college students

With federal student loan interest rates still in limbo, more students may seek out private loans or put off...

Kansas House debating budget measure

Kansas House debating budget measure
Whitewater school gets $1,500 for makeover

Whitewater school gets $1,500 for makeover

A group of Remington Middle School kids says it has a plan for the $1,500 it just won.

Parenting and Education

New rules could all but suspend starches from public schools

New rules could all but suspend starches from public schools

When spuds were all greasers, they deserved to get kicked out of school.

For parents, the ABCs of college finance

Gail MarksJarvis: For parents, the ABCs of college finance

Look at your child, and think of college.

Helping a child face, and embrace, a career

Helping a child face, and embrace, a career

Your college sophomore shows no signs of a career track. How can you help her choose a path?

Code of silence aids rampant cheating in Atlanta system

Code of silence aids rampant cheating in Atlanta system

For those of you who think your public school system is bad -- this is an example of "widespread" cheating.

Vaccines largely safe, U.S. expert panel finds

Vaccines largely safe, U.S. expert panel finds

CHICAGO (Reuters) - After a close review of more than 1,000 research studies, a federal panel of experts has concluded that vaccines cause...

D.C. teachers fired for poor performance

D.C. teachers fired for poor performance

More than 200 teachers in Washington, D.C. were fired on July 15 after they were rated ineffective on their performance evaluations, reports...

New Site Lets Students Gamble on Their Grades

New Site Lets Students Gamble on Their Grades

LOS ANGELES -- A new website is giving higher education a Vegas twist, allowing college students nationwide to bet on their own grades.

Female Teachers May Pass Math Anxiety to Girls

Female Teachers May Pass Math Anxiety to Girls

Girls have long embraced the stereotype that they're not supposed to be good at math. It seems they may be getting the idea from a...

Kids won't talk about school?

Kids won't talk about school?

If your child turns into a clam the moment you ask about school, you may need to alter your approach. We turned to the experts for tips on...

Texting's Terrible Impact on Students' Writing

Texting's Terrible Impact on Students' Writing

Reading, writing, and...texting. Some English teachers say they're seeing symbols and abbreviations show-up in their students' essays.

Firing tenured teachers can be a costly and tortuous task

Firing tenured teachers can be a costly and tortuous task

The eighth-grade boy held out his wrists for teacher Carlos Polanco to see.

Top 9 Party Schools of 2009

Top 9 Party Schools of 2009