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Picasa/KCURThe district’s financial picture has improved, partly with the help of federal COVID aid, and the board last year approved a substantial pay bump for teachers. -
Sebastián Martínez Valdivia/KBIAThe Board of Curators' decision not to require masks comes as the state experiences the worst COVID-19 infection rates it has seen since the start of the pandemic.
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Just days into the new semester, local school districts are experiencing hundreds of staff absences as COVID-19 surges. -
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recommended Kansas City Public Schools receive full accreditation after it posted gains in English language arts and math.
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Younger students in Johnson County will have to continue masking for at least another month. The board of commissioners, however, rejected a motion to extend that order to all students K-12.
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More suburban school districts are talking about diversity and inclusion, but their Black students say they continue to face racism and discrimination.
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Many Kansas City area students will not be required to mask up when they return to class this week despite concerns about the rise in COVID-19 cases.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was part of the group that sued to stop President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for employees of Head Start, a federal pre-K program for low-income families.
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This week, the Johnson County board of county commissioners is set to discuss whether to end a countywide public health order that requires masking in all schools serving up to and including 6th grade.
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More than 120 bills have been filed by Missouri legislators covering a wide range of topics, from teaching about race and bias to parental rights.
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Missouri Legislature considers bills allowing guns in colleges and restricting teaching about racismMissouri legislators have pre-filed bills tweaking state financial aid programs, allowing concealed carry weapons on campuses, and prohibiting transgender women from playing on female sports teams.
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Gardner Edgerton superintendent made a $425,000 exit deal before conservative school board took overSuperintendent Pam Stranahan was given a $425,000 severance package by the Gardner Edgerton school board before its newly-elected conservative majority could take office in January. Incoming board members were eager to fire Stranahan over her COVID-19 decisions.
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Local health officials say they’re still waiting on guidance from the state on how to interpret a recent court ruling, and one health department requested to intervene in the case.
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Lee’s Summit refuses to back down on COVID orders after Missouri Attorney General threatens lawsuitsA lawyer for the Lee's Summit School District said the attorney general's recent letters ordering dozens of school districts to drop their mask mandates and quarantine orders “not only lack legal effect — they are simply wrong.”
