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The Wichita school district — the state’s largest — has announced leadership changes for the 2021-22 school year, including new principals at several

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During a normal year, Brian Hill doesn’t have much trouble hiring enough lifeguards to staff Wichita’s six public swimming pools.

Teenagers and young adults are opting for year-round work, making traditional summer jobs increasingly harder to fill.

WICHITA, Kansas — Gracie Dean will graduate from Maize South High School this month, but she’s already working in a field that drew increasing interest

This coming weekend is the unofficial kickoff to summer. Which means summer reading. Which means—for lots of folks—a little something light and funny,

Reopening After The Pandemic Shutdown, Wichita Pools Face A New Challenge: Finding Lifeguards  KMUW

Wichita State president Rick Muma will make the same salary as his predecessor, according to a document obtained through a records request.

Last week, Rick Muma was named the 15th president of Wichita State University. He assumes the presidency amid the COVID-19 pandemic and following the

In a typical February, the small Wabaunsee school district just west of Topeka pays a natural gas utility bill of about $4,300. This year, its bill was

Old offensive mascots — in words or images — can appear on debate team blazers, bowling team jerseys, swimming pool flags, scoreboards and more.

After graduating from Wichita State University, Amy Vuong she struggled to find the same kind of resources and professional networking opportunities...

A handful of Kansas high schools are dropping long-time Native American mascots many people found offensive. Find out more.

What does it cost a school district to replace an offensive mascot? Some Kansas schools are starting to find out.

During a visit to my local bookstore a couple weeks ago, a bookseller ushered me over to the nonfiction table and grabbed a copy of Between Two Kingdoms by

Can video games like “Call of Duty: World War II” and “Battlefield 1942” be shaping the way young people view history?

The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday appointed Rick Muma as the next president of Wichita State University.

Wichita public school enrollment fell by more than 2,600 students this year, a 5.6% drop that has officials scrambling to reconnect with families and get

The COVID-19 pandemic turned some of my friends into master do-it-yourselfers. Quarantined at home, they took on home improvement projects, learned to