Sense of Community
Our ongoing, 10-part Community Journalism series airs quarterly
From poverty concerns to major policy decisions, this series dives beyond the headlines to provide in-depth coverage of issues facing people and organizations in the Ozarks. KSMU's team of reporters come together to produce 10 stories, four times a year. Past episodes of our Sense of Community series are available below.
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Earlier this month, for Sense of Community, we interviewed several teachers in the Ozarks about why they teach — and what they face. Below on this page, you'll also find an extended play of our time with high school social studies teacher Brandon Nelson. -
Earlier this month, for Sense of Community, we interviewed several teachers in the Ozarks about why they teach — and what they face. Below on this page, you'll also find an extended play of our time with middle school science teacher Annette Fugitt. -
Clinkenbeard teaches at Sunshine Elementary in the Springfield Public School District — the same school she attended as a student. -
This month, we interviewed teachers in Springfield and Ozark Public Schools about why they teach. -
Earlier this month, for Sense of Community, we interviewed several teachers in the Ozarks about why they teach — and what they face. -
This month, we interviewed teachers in Springfield and Ozark about why they teach. You can find an extended version of Nickle's story below. -
This month, we interviewed teachers in Springfield and Ozark about why they teach. You can find an extended version of Pearl's story below. -
Earlier this month, for Sense of Community, we interviewed several teachers in the Ozarks about why they teach — and what they face. -
For KSMU's Sense of Community series this week, we focus on teacher retention by looking at the data and talking to eight area educators about their experiences in the classroom. -
The African American holiday is celebrated December 26-January 1.
