Our Purpose: The Wichita Journalism Collaborative is a coalition of newsrooms and community partners joining forces to help meet news and information needs in and around Wichita. We aim to support and enhance quality local journalism.
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Book Review: In ‘Unread,’ a man rallies the forces of TikTok to finally learn to read
By Suzanne Perez/KMUW In 2021, fitness influencer Oliver James had a massive social media following…
Kansas Needs Spanish Classes for Heritage Speakers. Here’s Why
By Esther Showstack | Planeta Venus In sixth grade, my school required me to take…
CoreCivic just sold its Kansas immigration detention center to the federal government
By Zach Boblitt / Kansas Public Radio – The Kansas News Service The federal government’s…
OPINION: Literacy tests never really went away — Kansas lawmakers just found loopholes via confusing wording on ballot
By Kiona Brown | The Sunflower In the United States, 21% of adults are functionally illiterate, or…
Like ‘being a kid again’: Mac McCarthy’s daily bike rides help others, too
By Zachary Ruth | The Active Age via The Wichita Journalism Collaborative From laps around…
From Music to Educational Revolution: One Leader’s Impact on Latino Families in Kansas City
By Claudia Amaro | Planeta Venus When Edgar Palacios visited a high school in Houston,…
Fact Briefs: Has the Kansas Supreme Court been overturned more than any other state since adopting a merit-based judicial selection system?
The Journal analyzed data from The Supreme Court Database at Washington University in St. Louis…
Voter’s guide: things to know before the Primary Election
Kansas voters go to the polls Tuesday, August 4, to vote on a constitutional amendment…
Wichita Journalism Collaborative organizará una feria de alfabetización el 8 de agosto
Por Jacinda Hall | Wichita Journalism Collaborative La Wichita Journalism Collaborative organizará una Feria Informativa…
Wichita Journalism Collaborative to host literacy fair event Aug. 8
By Jacinda Hall The Wichita Journalism Collaborative will host a Literacy News Fair on Aug….
Nurses Association connected to community
By Sherry Graham Howerton Midge Dempsey grew up in Wichita’s 67214 area code, in the…
U.S. citizen from Coffeyville was transferred to an ICE detention center following reports of increased ICE presence
By Susan Barnett / Planeta Venus Tomás Fransisco Manuel, 19, was on his way to…
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