TOPEKA — Enrollment at the 32 public universities and colleges under supervision of the Kansas Board of Regents collapsed by 8.1% in the fall semester as the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted educational plans of thousands of…
USD 257 was hit by a one-two punch of bad budget news for the coming school year. Enrollment numbers are likely to decrease, and the county’s property valuation dropped, all of which will translate to…
Lisa Womelsdorf struggled to decide whether to send her two boys to school or keep them home for online learning this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. She filled out all the paperwork for her…
Michelle Griffin, kindergarten teacher at McKinley Elementary School, asks Gaelle Blanc to complete a series of tasks to determine if she is ready to enter school. Blanc will attend in-person classes when the fall semester…
Iola High School students wishing to participate in athletics during the 2020-21 school year can obtain a free physical examination from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday during enrollment at IHS. Students are encouraged to…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — An enrollment projection for the biggest school at the University of Kansas is offering a glimpse at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic for the fall semester as it struggles to…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University is still working to increase enrollment despite challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Enrollment at the Manhattan campus has been declining for the past five years or so,…
WASHINGTON (AP) More Americans are going without health insurance, and stable premiums plus greater choice next year under the Obama health law arent likely to reverse that. As sign-up season starts on Friday, the…
The seventh open enrollment for the Marketplace Health Insurance Exchange opens Friday. Until then, people can windowshop to preview plans and prices for 2020. For 2020, our area will continue to have Blue Cross Blue…
More sobering indications from campus: Enrollment is down again. Official numbers wont be available for a little while, but the university provost told the Manhattan Rotary Club this past week that enrollment has dropped this…