Nomin Ujiyediin

Kansas

Host and Reporter at KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO)

Hosting Kansas City Today and All Things Considered at @KCUR. Formerly @ksnewsservice and various public radio things. Alum @newmarkjschool @RutgersU. She/hers.

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Virtual teachers are filling more classes in Kansas City, Kansas

1 week ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

As the ongoing teacher shortage persists, school districts like Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools are using virtual teachers to get by. The number of students learning from remote, on-screen instructors has more than doubled, despite the move being intended as a stopgap. Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools first implemented virtual instruction three years ago to address staffing shortages. But virtual learning poses unique educational and interpersonal challenges.
Federal government cuts are hitting Kansas City's HUD office

1 week ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development office in Kansas City is dealing with federal government cuts. How will vital community resources be impacted? Kansas City's HUD office provides a variety of critical services to the community, including fair housing investigations, disaster relief and tenant support. But due to recent federal government cuts, the agency has lost a large portion of its staff.
What federal cuts to public media mean for Kansas City

1 week ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

President Trump signed an executive order that aims to end federal funding for NPR and PBS. What does this mean for your local public media outlets? Hear KCUR’s general manager describe what this means for our station. Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease direct and indirect funding for NPR and its member stations.
A 'Star Wars' museum that's not far, far away

1 week ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

After Duncan Jenkins saw "Star Wars" for the first time, he embarked on a lifelong obsession. The Kansas City man has now amassed nearly 200,000 pieces of memorabilia — the second most complete collection in the world — stored in a museum next to his house.
Many Kansas City kids could lose free school meals

2 weeks ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

Free school lunch is a life-changing resource for kids in Kansas City. But for many families, potential federal budget cuts threaten to take the vital service away. It’s a feat for Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools to offer free lunch to more than 20,000 students every day.
Why some Midwesterners are renting backyard chickens

2 weeks ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

Backyard chickens are really popular this year, in part due to the high cost of eggs. Some people are even rentingchickens. In recent years, more and more people have welcomed chickens to their backyards. But for those who aren’t ready to fully commit, renting chickens is an option. Chicken rental businesses will provide everything you need, such as the coop, the food and the hens.
Is KCPD making progress on cases of missing Black people?

2 weeks ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

Black people are reported missing in higher numbers than white people relative to their population, according to recent data. Some families believe the newly reinstated Missing Persons Unit of the Kansas City Police Department isn’t doing enough to address that. Plus: How the University of Missouri is handling reports of immigration enforcement authorities picking up college students. The Kansas City Police Department created an independent Missing Persons Unit in 2023.
The Van Gogh of the Plains

3 weeks ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

More than 100 years ago, Swedish-born artist Birger Sandzén helped shape the way Americans picture the Kansas landscape. Today, the largest collection of his paintings, prints, and drawings is in the small central Kansas town where he immigrated, lived and worked.
Why an 'enrollment cliff' could be bad news for Missouri colleges

4 weeks ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

The number of students heading to college is projected to decline after this fall. The financial impact is putting some Missouri institutions at risk of significant cuts — or closure. Plus: Some kindergarten classes in Kansas are rediscovering what young children can learn through old-fashioned free play. The number of students heading to college this fall is projected to be the biggest ever —and then it's expected to drop precipitously in the year after.
An unconstitutional Missouri gun rights law returns

4 weeks ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

A bill moving through Missouri’s Legislature seeks to prohibit police statewide from enforcing federal gun laws — despite federal courts ruling an earlier version of the law was unconstitutional. How could this bill impact Missouri law enforcement and residents? Republicans in Missouri are pushing a bill dubbed the Second Amendment Preservation Act through the Legislature again. A previous version was signed into law in 2021 but was struck down by the courts as unconstitutional two years later.