The Kansas City Beacon

The Kansas City Beacon is a non-profit online news outlet focused on in-depth journalism in the public interest. It launched in March 2020 and is part of The Beacon, a regional nonprofit news network serving Kansas and Missouri. Beacon stories are revelatory, contextual, data-driven and solutions-driven. Our reporting centers around issues in healthcare, education, economics, environment and civic engagement.

Current Position

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Beat: Education reporter in Kansas City

Position:

This data and records-driven reporter provides sharp, in depth coverage of local and state education issues, including its impact on the area’s skilled workforce and issues related to funding, equity and access. There are more than two dozen universities and colleges in the metro area, and dozens of K-12 school districts on both sides of the state line ripe with stories.

Reporter: Maria Benevento