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The Kansas Reflector Podcast, hosted by senior reporter Tim Carpenter, presents voices from the people and politics of Kansas.

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The Kansas Reflector Podcast, hosted by senior reporter Tim Carpenter, presents voices from the people and politics of Kansas.

    New Kansas literacy program to better prepare future educators

    New Kansas literacy program to better prepare future educators

    Cindy Lane, the new director of the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy, and Blake Flanders, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, speak about the imperative that Kansas better equip current and future educators to teaching reading instruction to students.

    • 26 min
    New Kansas LGBTQ+ youth shelter almost ready to open doors

    New Kansas LGBTQ+ youth shelter almost ready to open doors

    Braided Haven board member Darin Stephens and executive director Kathleen Marker discuss the need for an LGBTQ+-specific shelter and the inspiration for the project. After years of work, the organization is planning to open both a drop-in center and a shelter.

    • 27 min
    Making the case for Sarah Gonzales-McLinn

    Making the case for Sarah Gonzales-McLinn

    Advocates of clemency for Sarah Gonzales-McLinn are taking the next step in their efforts. Gonzales-McLinn is serving at least 25 years in prison for murder, but her advocates want the public to understand that she was the victim of sex trafficking to learn more. Journalist Dave Ranney and advocate Michelle McCormick talk about the case.

    • 37 min
    How a data-driven system could prepare Kansas students for workforce needs

    How a data-driven system could prepare Kansas students for workforce needs

    Kansas businesses have more jobs than workers, and state universities are exporting 57% of graduates. A workforce pathway system could serve both students and businesses, says Torree Pederson, president and CEO of the Kansas City-based nonprofit Aligned.

    • 21 min
    Brown v. Board: Celebrating 70 years of desegregated schools

    Brown v. Board: Celebrating 70 years of desegregated schools

    National Park Service rangers Lawson Nwakudo and Jeff Tully discuss celebrations May 17 and May 18 of the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that "separate but equal" public schools were a violation of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

    • 34 min
    Kansas Legislature ends session — and prepares for an encore

    Kansas Legislature ends session — and prepares for an encore

    Kansas Reflector opinion editor Clay Wirestone talks with editor in chief Sherman Smith about an overstuffed veto session yielding drama aplenty — not that any of the drama was required — and the prospects of Gov. Laura Kelly calling lawmakers back for a special session to address tax cuts.

    • 25 min

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