12+ hour, 46+ min ago   (344+ words) Parents are rewriting the snack drawer, and nutritionists are steering the conversation. The snacks families reach for after school and toss into lunchboxes are being reassessed for added sugar, protein and fiber, with dietitians recommending small swaps that turn familiar…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago   (650+ words) In what has become an annual event reflective of enablement and condescension, local school districts recently held school supply giveaway days, well-covered by local media and exploited for attention by suburbanites. A second viable option is for community members to…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (185+ words) Bright and curious, Derek, 14, loves asking questions, exploring how things work and dreams of becoming a scientist one day. When he’s not learning about the world around him, Derek enjoys gaming, especially if it’s with his friends. What he hopes…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1012+ words) With all the conversation and concern about our young people spending too much time staring at screens, I’m a bit perplexed that schools anywhere would add to the situation by putting students in front of teachers — on screens. But it…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (513+ words) Millions of first-year students are about to face one of the most emotionally charged days of their young lives, and how they handle college move-in day sets the tone for everything that follows. The logistics can be brutal, the goodbyes…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (634+ words) Students at Fairmount Elementary School in Independence are preparing to spend the school year in a temporary space while the school undergoes heavy construction. Classes and daily operations at the historic elementary school will be temporarily relocated to Messiah Lutheran…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (323+ words) In early 2016, I began working at a Head Start program in Wyandotte County. I’d been an early childhood educator for more than a dozen years, but until then had only worked in for-profit childcare in middle- to upper-income communities. I…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (125+ words) A bright and caring girl, Shyniyah loves being the kind of friend everyone can count on. With a love of books, Shyniyah takes pride in her strong reading skills. At home, she likes to stay involved by helping with cooking…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (730+ words) Matalyn Chitwood graduated from Spring Hill High School in 2023 with a glowing report card. She headed to school in Minnesota on a scholarship to pursue biochemistry, and her 4.0 GPA and extracurriculars helped her get another scholarship for a dentistry program....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (537+ words) Working parents rarely see their exhaustion validated on national television. That changed when Dominique Dillon, a FOX13 Memphis morning anchor and mother of two young girls, briefly nodded off during a live broadcast and turned it into a viral rallying cry…...