A proposed law would require school districts to have an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder specialist. But is that enough to help students?
Kansas Foster Kids Could Soon Pick Their Families
The program is called SOUL Family. It’s an alternative to adoption and other exits from the foster care system.
The program is called SOUL Family. It’s an alternative to adoption and other exits from the foster care system.
Know Your Rights: How to Ensure a Child with Disabilities Can Get a Better Public Education in Kansas
Federal law guarantees the right to a “free and appropriate public education” for students with disabilities. Here are your options if you don’t think your child is receiving one.
Federal law guarantees the right to a “free and appropriate public education” for students with disabilities. Here are your options if you don’t think your child is receiving one.
A Young Wichita Couple Become First-Time Homebuyers — By Acting Fast
Carla Mendez and Jacob Salas bought their first home in only three days, showing how competitive home buying can be in Wichita.
Carla Mendez and Jacob Salas bought their first home in only three days, showing how competitive home buying can be in Wichita.
An EPA Grant Is Helping Kansas Foster Kids Get Environmental Jobs
The money funds a program run by Cornerstones of Care. It helps foster youth get on-the-job training and certifications that can help get future jobs.
The money funds a program run by Cornerstones of Care. It helps foster youth get on-the-job training and certifications that can help get future jobs.
Wichita Counted 42 Homeless Deaths Last Year, but the Count Is Suspect
A memorial service in Wichita remembered at least 42 people who died last year while unhoused. But the county has no records to verify that number.
A memorial service in Wichita remembered at least 42 people who died last year while unhoused. But the county has no records to verify that number.
Kansas Physicians Ditch Rules Treating White People’s Kidney Disease More Seriously
Clinicians had long shorted Black patients with kidney disease by measuring organ performance differently based on race. Now Kansas City physicians disregard race when determining when to put patients on dialysis or a transplant waiting list.
Clinicians had long shorted Black patients with kidney disease by measuring organ performance differently based on race. Now Kansas City physicians disregard race when determining when to put patients on dialysis or a transplant waiting list.
More Kansas Teens Feel Sad or Hopeless, but a School Program Is Helping Thousands
The Mental Health Intervention Team program teams schools and community mental health centers. The program has helped improve student attendance and grades.
The Mental Health Intervention Team program teams schools and community mental health centers. The program has helped improve student attendance and grades.
Deaf Kansans Struggle Getting Legal Help. The State Is Trying to Change That
The Communication Access Fund has $10,000 to help hire interpreters and other communication services to help the deaf and hard of hearing speak with their lawyers. But not many attorneys know about the fund.
The Communication Access Fund has $10,000 to help hire interpreters and other communication services to help the deaf and hard of hearing speak with their lawyers. But not many attorneys know about the fund.
500 Dead and Counting From Fentanyl as Wichita Struggles to Curb Overdoses
Deaths are no longer skyrocketing, but multiple local, state and federal efforts have yet to turn around a health threat growing since 2018.
Deaths are no longer skyrocketing, but multiple local, state and federal efforts have yet to turn around a health threat growing since 2018.
Schools Get First Aid Kits to Treat Gunshots, but Teachers Have a More Immediate Safety Worry
Many people see the Stop the Bleed kits and worry about guns. United Teachers of Wichita Vice President Mike Harris worries about student behavior.
Many people see the Stop the Bleed kits and worry about guns. United Teachers of Wichita Vice President Mike Harris worries about student behavior.
Sedgwick County Prosecutors Warn Seniors Their Nest Eggs Make Them Targets for Elder Fraud
How to spot and report financial abuse.
How to spot and report financial abuse.
Psychologist Works with Wichita Catholic Diocese to Fight Stigma Around Suicide
Jessica Provines says the Catholic Church she left as a teen has welcomed her back in a joint effort to show mercy – not condemnation – to prevent deaths of despair
Jessica Provines says the Catholic Church she left as a teen has welcomed her back in a joint effort to show mercy – not condemnation – to prevent deaths of despair
The Month the Chiefs Won the Super Bowl, Kansans Bet $194 Million on Sports but the State Got Only $1,134
Why did the state get so little? Kansas’ law legalizing sports betting allows sportsbook companies to deduct the cost of promotional free bets before reporting revenues.
Why did the state get so little? Kansas’ law legalizing sports betting allows sportsbook companies to deduct the cost of promotional free bets before reporting revenues.
Can New Teachers Sustain Enthusiasm Amid Wichita Teacher Shortage? One Educator’s Story
The Wichita Beacon caught up with Hannah Newman, a new middle school math teacher in Wichita Public Schools hired during the shortage, to see what she learned from her first year of teaching.
The Wichita Beacon caught up with Hannah Newman, a new middle school math teacher in Wichita Public Schools hired during the shortage, to see what she learned from her first year of teaching.
Fentanyl Test Strips Will Finally Be Legal in Kansas. Here’s Why That Matters.
Kansas joins dozens of states in decriminalizing fentanyl test strips. But other harm reduction policies remain out of reach, for now.
Kansas joins dozens of states in decriminalizing fentanyl test strips. But other harm reduction policies remain out of reach, for now.