Reading and other towns across Kansas are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Reading, KS community.

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Kansas COVID-19 Cases

Kansas New Coronavirus Cases:
Kansas Total Coronavirus Cases: 946,564
Kansas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Kansas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 10,229

U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662

Last updated June 10, 2023

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Coronavirus News for Reading

Math, reading student test scores tumble in Kansas amid COVID-19 pandemic | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas

Randy Watson, commissioner of the Kansas State Department of Education, said the unprecedented influence of COVID-19 pushed down public school district assessment scores in math and reading when ... More info »

Lawrence Journal-World - 11/16/2021 12:45pm

Reading levels still behind for Kansas school that reopened quickly after COVID - Fox News

Literary performances among young students have significantly dropped due to the pandemic. A school in Kansas that reopened quickly still saw below-average reading levels. More info »

Fox News - 06/12/2023 06:15am

Kansas 2022 NAEP reading, math results drop in Nation’s Report Card - The Topeka Capital-Journal

Kansas’ national reading, math scores drop to some of the lowest on record. ... COVID-19 was only a short-term disruptor in Kansas' path to better academic achievement in the next few years. ... More info »

The Topeka Capital-Journal - 10/24/2022 12:00pm

Coronavirus arrives late, hits rural Kansas county hard - Los Angeles Times

Rural areas in Kansas are now seeing big spikes in coronavirus cases, but Trump-supporting residents say, 'Quit making a mountain out of a molehill.' Coronavirus arrives late, hits rural Kansas ... More info »

Los Angeles Times - 10/15/2020 04:16am

After A Pandemic Delay, Kansas Is Changing How It Teaches Reading With Dyslexic Students In Mind | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR

First-graders at Broken Arrow Elementary in the Shawnee Mission school district learn reading in early 2018. Kansas is remaking its tactic for making kids into readers, and emphasizing screening ... More info »

KCUR 89.3 FM - 12/10/2020 03:56pm