The current plan approved by the Wichita Public Schools Board of Education calls for students in sixth through 12th grades to learn remotely through the first nine weeks of the school year. It’s now possible that they could return to the classroom next month.
The largest school district in Kansas will provide free meals to its students until the end of 2020, thanks to a federal program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Wichita Public Schools is opening three Family Help Centers to provide in-person support for families in three areas: technology support, school-related counseling and bi-lingual support.
School is back and so are the germs. You want to bring your child home, but don’t want to bring the germs with them. Here are some tips for keeping their school supplies sanitized.
The first day of school is always full of jitters, getting to know each other and this year, for some Wichita Public Schools students and staff, getting to know new technology.
It’s not just the classroom changing this year for students. School districts are also trying to make busing students to and from school as safe as possible.
The Harvey County Health Department has confirmed a cluster of COVID-19 cases on the Hesston College campus. The cluster includes five confirmed cases of COVID-19.
A lot of families are in need of extra help getting their kids ready to go back to school, and the Patterson Legal Group wanted to help students celebrate the new school year.
Across the country, more than 380,000 children have tested positive for COVID-19. This comes as districts across Kansas and the country head back to school.
The Wichita School Board may have voted to not have players on the fields or fans in the stands, but some worry about the impact the decision could have on students’ mental health.
With thousands of middle and high school students in the Wichita school district starting the school year online, many will need access to computers and reliable internet access.
Emotional turbulence is likely to come with the changes headed for families this fall. As students return to school with online or hybrid formats and traditional events canceled, emotions will run high for families.
Money for school supplies, especially this year, can sometimes be hard to find in a family budget, but one stop here in town is looking to provide help for those that need it.
Kansas teachers who quit because they don’t feel safe returning to teaching in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic might have to pay their school districts up to $10,000 for backing out of their contracts.
