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Wichita school district officials say families of an estimated 2,200 students affected by the school closures would have “unprecedented choice” in terms of which schools they could attend next year.
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Missouri and Kansas public schools enroll thousands of fewer students compared to before the pandemic, in part, because of a homeschooling boom and declining birth rates.
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Melody McCray-Miller, Ngoc Vuong and incumbent Stan Reeser won their races for Wichita Board of Education, edging out opponents who were supported by the local Republican party.
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Kelly Bielefeld will start his role as Wichita superintendent in July. His priorities include developing a new strategic plan for the district, adjusting to the end of federal COVID-relief funding and dealing with an ongoing teacher shortage.
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Kelly Bielefeld was named the Wichita school district's next superintendent. He will earn more than his predecessor, Alicia Thompson.
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The Wichita school board voted unanimously to appoint Kelly Bielefeld as the district's new superintendent. Bielefeld is executive director of college and career readiness for the district and has been a principal and administrator at several suburban districts.
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More than 1,000 children are enrolled in the Wichita School district’s McKinney-Vento program as of early December. District officials say the program had around 500 enrolled at this time last year.
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Cindy Deutsch, a longtime kindergarten teacher at Minneha Core Knowledge Magnet Elementary in Wichita, talked with education reporter Suzanne Perez about the joys and frustrations of teaching — and the students she’ll never forget.
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KMUW's Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap convened a panel of local high school and college students on November 9 to discuss life after graduation.
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After voting earlier this month to "strongly recommend" masks in schools, the board reversed course and voted to make masks mandatory.