First grader Addison Maxwell of Larned photographed his family’s wheat harvest last year, showing vivid blue skies and golden grains. He received first place in his category in the Happy Birthday, Kansas! ...
Read More »Girl made up story that media used to attack Karen Pence
A Virginia sixth grader who claimed three of her white male classmates held her down and cut off her dreadlocks is now saying she made up the entire story. But the revelation may ...
Read More »Pregnant teacher loses lawsuit against local Catholic diocese
A jury on Sept. 18 ruled in favor of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in the case of a schoolteacher who said she had been fired for being single and pregnant, ...
Read More »Christian school gives deaf Hondurans a voice
“There goes that dumb kid,” people said. It was a half-truth. Hernan couldn’t speak because he couldn’t hear. Wandering the streets of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, it wasn’t long before the drug dealers picked ...
Read More »News Briefs: School technology failing? Walmart and guns; Certain e-cigarrettes banned; Man denies affair with Omar
Today’s news briefs: Walmart to ban legally carried guns in all stores Walmart said it will stop selling ammunition for handguns and some rifles, and stop allowing shoppers to openly carry firearms even ...
Read More »First Lady sends ‘back-to-school’ welcome message to students
First Lady Melania Trump wishes everyone a successful upcoming school year as schools reopen and children head back to the classrooms. “As students across the country head back to classes, I want to wish everyone ...
Read More »As classes begin, students can start an FCA at their school
Fellowship of Christian Athletes is making it easy for students to start a club in their school. While FCA is a fixture in many districts across the nation, for some, students lack ...
Read More »Plaza Heights Christian Academy: Thinking and living like Christ
Providing students with a quality education is essential if they hope to meet the demands of college and career. Plaza Heights Christian Academy believes that a student needs to be equally prepared ...
Read More »Church returns wallet found stashed in vent for 75 years
A church renovating an old high school has reunited a woman with a wallet that was stolen 75 years ago. The wallet was discovered — along with 14 others — as the ...
Read More »Christian school recovers after vandals hit
Vandals ravaged a Christian school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving behind more than $50,000 in damages. All of the Showers of Blessings Christian Academy’s 10 classrooms were ...
Read More »2019 Christian School Graduates Listed
Across the area, Christian schools will hold graduation ceremonies this month. Metro Voice is continuing our 15 year tradition of acknowledging the hard work of these graduates by publishing their names as ...
Read More »Iowa girls stage walkout of high school to protest boy in girls locker room
Female students at an Iowa high school staged a walkout last week to protest the school’s decision to allow a trans-identified student to enter the girls’ locker room. About 20 students protesting ...
Read More »Christian education initiative sounds alarm on public schools
A new coalition of evangelical leaders in the education space just announced a campaign to promote Christian education, all while educating parents and pastors on the dangers that government schools present to ...
Read More »Catholic school stands by decision to bar student of same-sex couple
A Prairie Village, Kan. Catholic school is standing by its decision to deny a same-sex couple who attempted to admit their child as a student. The school cites archdiocesan admissions policies and ...
Read More »3 boys team up to get every girl a flower at Kansas school for Valentine’s Day
Three boys at an Olathe middle school made sure Valentine’s Day was special for every girl in their school: They gave all of them a flower. Summit Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas, show ...
Read More »Christian Education Expo March 2
Metro Voice will host its 21st Annual Midwest Christian Education & College Expo Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event has been attended by tens of thousands ...
Read More »Freezing rain, sleet on tap for Kansas City through Thursday
Freezing rain is already falling across the area today as winter weather returns. The nasty, frozen precipitation may linger for several days as the unseasonably warm weather from the weekend is only ...
Read More »States move to allow Bible as textbook in public schools
The Supreme Court has previously ruled that the Bible may be used, and studied in school, for historical and literary purposes acknowledging the Bible’s significance in the development of Western literature, law ...
Read More »Video: Catholic students defend selves after receiving death threats
The Catholic students who were falsely accused of targeting a Native American demonstrator in Washington, DC have faced a massive wave of extremist, left-wing attacks. The mob of ranting, unhinged social media ...
Read More »Man sues to get donation back after school founder arrested for abusing children
A man who believed his donation of $150,000 to the founder of an Shawnee, Kan. Christian school would help kids has filed a lawsuit to get his money back after the founder ...
Read More »Australia to encourage kids to cross-dress, wear burkas
Australia is introducing a new program in a handful of their grade schools that will have boys and girls wearing clothing of the opposite gender and wearing religious clothing including Islamic Burkas. ...
Read More »Iraq Christians face bias in school curriculum
After $1 trillion spent and thousands of lost American service members, is anything really changing in Iraq? Archbishop Louis Raphael Sako, leader of Iraq’s Chaldean ancient Christian community, has asked the Ministry ...
Read More »TNO Youth Ministry to reach more at-risk kids
Currently, Shawnee County statistics report 759 children are in Foster Care, and 554 youth are homeless. These numbers do not reflect the high number of children who live in neglect and abuse. ...
Read More »Kelly: more money for schools, Medicaid expansion, welfare, gun control, climate change; restrict faith-based adoption
Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly insists the state budget she’s preparing can fully fund the state’s schools, expand Medicaid coverage to another 150,000 people and begin to repair a troubled child welfare system ...
Read More »Two area schools on lockdown during manhunt
Overland Park police say they have captured one of two suspects after a police chase that started in Missouri. The search for the individuals forced the lock downs at two Shawnee Mission ...
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