Posted: 8:14 AM The University of Kansas Hospital is scheduled to open a new six-story addition in 2011 that will house most of the doctors serving the hospital and the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Posted: 2:00 PM On Tuesday, June 9th at Northeast Magnet High School, 1847 N. Chautauqua, students in the SCOPE program (Summer Classroom Opportunities for Personal Expression) sent messages via pigeons as they learned about 20th century history.
Posted: 1:27 PM The Obama administration is warning it may withhold millions of extra stimulus dollars from states that use the money to plug budget holes instead of boosting aid for schools.
Updated: 9:51 AM Five teachers, including one from Overland Park, will be joining the ranks of the National Teachers Hall of Fame.
Posted: 8:39 AM The Department of Education says Sallie Mae and three other companies were chosen to service parts of its $550 billion in outstanding federal student loans and future loans owned by the government.
Posted: 10:51 AM First lady Michelle Obama welcomed fifth-graders back to the White House garden to harvest lettuce and peas they helped plant in the spring.
Posted: 9:18 AM A New York City middle school student's essay about a personal hero has landed him and his favorite teacher a role in a Superman comic book.
Posted: 4:23 PM Applications have surged at the nation's three top military academies.
Posted: 10:48 AM Schoolchildren may be first in line for H1N1 flu vaccine this fall — and might even be able to get the shot right at school.
Posted: 5:25 PM In the fight against childhood obesity, getting kids moving is one of the most effective ways to combat the problem.
Updated: 12:36 PM A memorial service for former University of Kansas Athletic Director Bob Frederick will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Lied Center in Lawrence.
Posted: 11:52 AM Some Kansas universities are seeing a drop in the number of students choosing to study abroad this season.
Posted: 11:40 AM The Supreme Court will decide whether student loans can be dismissed through bankruptcy with just a notice to the collector instead of a hearing proving that paying the money back would cause an "undue hardship."
Updated: 10:16 AM Some Kansas universities are seeing a drop in the number of students choosing to study abroad this season.
Posted: 8:37 AM U.S. Education Secretary Arne (AHR'-nee) Duncan is offering up to $350 million in federal funds to help develop national standards for reading and math.
Updated: 11:58 AM East High School makes the list again.
Posted: 11:45 AM More than 70 percent of high schools report in a new survey that more of their graduates are giving up on their "dream" colleges this year than in previous years.
Updated: 6:49 PM The teachers union says the district is trying to make cuts too close to the classroom.
Posted: 12:53 PM About 470 high school juniors from every corner of Kansas are learning state government firsthand this week.
Updated: 11:02 AM A group of Kansas youngsters is finding out what it might have been like traveling hundreds of miles across wide expanses of prairie in the 1800s.
Posted: 9:45 AM Kansas' budget director says the state will delay payments to public schools to avoid a budget deficit.
Updated: 9:22 AM The Kansas Board of Regents says it will appoint a new University of Kansas chancellor Friday.
Updated: 2:28 PM 13-year-old from Olathe will compete for the title tonight. You can watch the finals at 7 p.m. on KAKE.
Updated: 1:41 AM The US defense secretary spoke at his alma mater, East High School's commencement ceremony Wednesday..
