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Kansas City, Kan. Educators in the United States are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and to help them get the credits needed to graduate, amid an anticipated surge in the country’s dropout rate during the coronavirus pandemic. There isn’t data available yet on how the pandemic has affected the nation’s overall dropout rate – 2019 is the last year for which it is available – and many school officials say it’s too early to know how many students who stopped logging on for distance learning don’t plan to return. But soa...

3 days ago in Features, Trending A student walks between classes at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day of in-person learning Wednesday, March 30, 2021. The school, like other schools nationwide, has made extra efforts to keep kids at risk of dropping out engaged as classes went virtual due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Photo: Associated Press By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes ...

COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: 38.8% of population in Missouri has received at least 1 vaccine dose © Provided by KMBC Kansas City COVID-19 live updates The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 310,927 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,016 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 39.5% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Tuesday there have b...

Published Tuesday, May 11, 2021 7:18AM EDT KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and to help them get the credits needed to graduate, amid an anticipated surge in the country's dropout rate during the coronavirus pandemic. There isn't data available yet on how the pandemic has affected the nation's overall dropout rate -- 2019 is the last year for which it is available -- and many school officials say it's too early to know how many students who stopped logging on for distanc...

US schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge This article is provided courtesy of the Associated Press. Shutterstock KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and to help them get the credits needed to graduate, amid an anticipated surge in the country’s dropout rate during the coronavirus pandemic. There isn’t data available yet on how the pandemic has affected the nation’s overall dropout rate — 2019 is the last year for which it is available — and many school officia...