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Rici Hoffarth/St. Louis Public RadioBills to improve literacy and establish a new system for grading Missouri schools passed the House but failed to make their way through the Senate. -
Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3Schools around the Kansas City metro are working to connect families with food, housing and other resources to make sure kids have the support they need until they return to class in the fall. Here's where to find free meals, mental health support and more.
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As Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy and the younger grades of Hogan College Preparatory face closure, other schools are expanding to keep their buildings open. -
Missouri lawmakers cut the Imagination Library's budget for the upcoming fiscal year by more than half — from about $6 million to $2 million. The state education department said it won't have the money to enroll new children in the program after next month. -
A 3% tuition hike for graduate students is also recommended, ranging from $16 to $29 per credit hour based on campus and program. -
Many college educators fear the changes will mean broad censorship of classroom discussions involving race, gender or sexuality. -
Missouri Republicans say the new armed guards would improve responses to threats, while Democrats warn more guns won't make schools safer -
A teacher in the Olathe School District created an entire curriculum around the FIFA World Cup to make sure students know about the tournament and the cultures that make it happen. -
The changes come as the Trump administration continues its efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education through a series of interagency agreements that transfer several of its responsibilities to other departments. -
"It does feel like this is like a microcosm of what the Black experience looks like in America," one alum said. -
School leaders in the Kansas City area are grappling with how to balance their budgets and continue serving students as they face declining enrollment, state funding shortfalls and property tax caps. -
The former state lawmaker will step down from the state's top job in K-12 education after the Missouri State Board of Education accepted her retirement on Tuesday. -
For the first time since 2017, the Missouri legislature's annual appropriation for public education will stay the same as the previous year, instead of increasing. The budget could hurt schools' ability to improve teacher recruitment and retention. -
An online portal used by school districts and universities throughout the country was breached in a cyberattack Thursday. Cybersecurity experts say that while access has been restored, many questions remain.
