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The superintendent of Kansas City, Missouri, Public Schools said the district is working to get students back in school, but challenges remain.

/ Julie Pierce gestures to her second grade students during a Zoom call. Pierce has spent the entire school year teaching remotely, but Hickman Mills has tentative plans to bring students back in March. Ed. Note: This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Last week, as she has every week this school year, Kansas City-area teacher Julie Pierce greeted her second graders on Zoom before taking them on a virtual trip to the Arctic for a fast-paced reading lesson. “Adaptations are things that help them survive,” Pierce explained. “Remember, we wrote, ‘Puffins have thi...

St. Louis Public Radio An empty classroom at a high school in Bruhl, Germany. Schools across the country are closed again despite early success in getting children back into classrooms during the pandemic. This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center Last week, as she has every week this school year, Kansas City-area teacher Julie Pierce greeted her second graders on Zoom before taking them on a virtual trip to the Arctic for a fast-paced reading lesson. “Adaptations are things that help them survive,” Pierce explained. “Remember, we wrote, ‘Puffins have thick feather...

Children could receive COVID-19 vaccine starting this spring Clinical trial ongoing at Children's Mercy Clinical trial ongoing at Children's Mercy and last updated 2021-01-30 06:00:30-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, Public Schools plan to have students return to the classroom by March as teachers will soon be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. "The anxiety's going to be high, but we just have to get ourselves ready for the reality that we have to get back to in person and also the reality that we have to live with this virus," Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell said. Many ot...

The Kansas City, Missouri, Public School District announced Thursday that all of its employees will have the option to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.