Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason said the Sternberg Museum of Natural History will close Dec. 18. Mason said the school faces a $2.4 million cut in state funding and needs to eliminate any programs that do not directly benefit students.

East High School is celebrating 100 years of educating students in Kansas City. Over the past century, it's transformed into one of the area's most diverse schools.

It's the second time in a week that Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced an inquiry into an entity that has sparred with the University of Missouri System president.

Hundreds of people attended a vigil honoring 16-year-old Joshua Lewis Jr., a student at Raytown High School who was shot and killed this week. His family says Joshua was "loved deeply," and launched a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral costs.

University of Missouri-Kansas City workers are pushing for a $19 wage floor for service and maintenance jobs, but Missouri law says public sector workers have no right to strike. The university says its pay structure is “based on the cost of labor rather than the cost of living.”

The state's education department slowed down its implementation of a rating system for public schools following pushback from school administrators about the metrics being used.

The Lee’s Summit School District will decide later this month whether to collect more in taxes or consider cutting staff members and programs. The budget shortfall is partly a result of less-than-expected state funding from Missouri — and it's far from the only district facing tough choices now.

Mike McDonald is the first person appointed to a nonvoting role on the board set aside for an active classroom teacher.

WeCode KC says its event will feature more vendors, hands-on activities, community partners and technology demonstrations than ever before.

The law, passed with bipartisan support in 2004, offered the same tuition rate that locals pay to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children who completed a high school education in Kansas and agreed to seek citizenship while pursing a degree.

Reed, a transgender student, spent formative years of her life at one of the four Kansas school districts the Trump administration has threatened over transgender policies.

Union workers used the large tailgating crowd Thursday to spread their push for a $19 per hour minimum wage. The union is also demanding the reversal of benefit cuts announced by MU Health Care earlier this year.