Sam Zeff
Sam grew up in Overland Park and was educated at the University of Kansas. After working in Philadelphia where he covered organized crime, politics and political corruption he moved on to TV news management jobs in Minneapolis and St. Louis. Sam came home in 2013 and covered health care and education at KCPT. He came to work at KCUR in 2014. Sam has a national news and documentary Emmy for an investigation into the federal Bureau of Prisons and how it puts unescorted inmates on Grayhound and Trailways buses to move them to different prisons. Sam has one son and is pretty good in the kitchen.
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Recently the Kansas Supreme Court told lawmakers: Fix our broken school funding system, or public schools could shut down on June 30. Some lawmakers say Kansas already spends too much on education.
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There are huge gaps in school funding between affluent and property-poor districts. And, with evidence that money matters, especially for disadvantaged kids, something has to change.
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In a much anticipated filing with the Kansas Supreme Court, state Attorney General Derek Schmidt says problems with equity in school funding have been...
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Immigration is a hot topic at all levels of politics. Whether the debate is over a wall along the Mexican border or granting in-state college tuition...
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A Kansas law will allow students to carry concealed weapons into their college classrooms, and many teachers aren't happy about it.
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This story is part of the NPR reporting project School Money, a nationwide collaboration between NPR’s Ed Team and 20 member station reporters exploring...
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Teach Great, the Rex Sinqufield-backed campaign to drastically change the way teachers are evaluated in Missouri, has shut down. Last week, late in the...
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A very contentious ballot issue in Missouri has been suddenly abandoned by its backers. Amendment 3 would drastically change the way teachers are...