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KC's college pipeline is shrinking

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An area chart showing annual public high school graduates in the U.S. for graduating classes 1993-2024 and projections for 2025-2032. Graduations rose from 2.2m in 1993 and are expected to peak at 3.5m in 2025 and fall to 3.2m by 2032. The South has the largest number of graduates, followed by the West, Midwest, and Northeast in that order.


Annual public high school graduates in the U.S.

Data: National Center for Education Statistics; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

Two festivals, one very full weekend of eating

Parlor's sudden closure blindsides vendors

Rural Kansas is turning majority-minority early

A map showing rural counties in the U.S. as of 2023. Of 1,957 rural counties, 221, or 11.3% are majority-minority. Most of these counties are in the southwest, deep South, and Alaska.

Axios Visuals: 2026-08-04-rural-minority

Data: U.S. Census, USDA; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

KC contracting program for women and minority business owners ends

🎓 College in doubt

⚾️ Inside the Royals deal

💰 Biz program repealed

🌟 Western Auto glows again

🏗️ Vacant buildings plan

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