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EDUCATION
Four-day school week draws Missouri auditor probe
Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick wants to audit more school districts without a citizen petition or accusation of wrongdoing. Independence is first on the list. Independence School District Superintendent Dale Herl feels targeted by the state for moving to a four-day school week. On Wednesday, Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced a...
Local students excel at Destination Imagination Global Finals
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — A group of area students can now claim to be among the best in the world as they made their presence known on the global stage Two teams from Edison Local took part in the Destination Imagination Global Finals in Kansas City this past week. Destination Imagination is an educational […]
Circus Kaput brings The Marvelous Tree Show to Boone Trail Elementary School
Circus Kaput’s Elliot The Entertainer engaged and educated at least 200 K-2nd graders at Boone Trail Elementary School on Arbor Day, April 26, about the life cycle of a tree by intertwining mind-boggling magic, side-splitting comedy and dazzling juggling in this 50-minute program. Sponsored by Missouri Forest Products Association,...
Local high schooler wins state level of Doodle for Google contest
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Shawnee Mission East High Schooler Grace Pei is one of Google’s ‘Doodle for Google’ 55 state and territory winners. Back in January, Google asked students across the country to submit their ideas for the 16 annual Doodle for Google contest. In celebration of Google’s 25 anniversary, students were to answer the prompt “My wish for the next 25 years...” through their art.
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