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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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Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees. -
Martin Kaste/NPRImmigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in sanctuary jurisdictions hope their resistance plays a role.
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The world got a glimpse of Marwan Barghouti for the first time in years in a video of a far-right Israeli minister berating him. -
Canada's government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world. -
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean before weakening on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. -
Scott Simon remembers former longtime NPR colleague Ted Clark, who passed away last week at the age of 79. -
While atomic bomb survivors warn the catastrophic risks, leaders of nuclear-armed states and self-proclaimed 'realists' argue that the deterrence of nuclear weapons is what keeps them from being deployed.
Commentary & Podcasts
We tackle a few listener emails about some unusual pet peeves, including people tacking an extra sound on the end of the word "height," and another wondering why people say they want to "try and" do something.
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