Education

The state auditor said lack of funding from the state shifts the burden to Missouri residents, who end up paying higher property taxes to support their schools.

More people are signing up for jobs in health care in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A lot of kids aren't meeting grade-level expectations after a year of interruptions. Here's how the Lee's Summit, North Kansas City and Kearney school districts are addressing COVID-19 learning loss.

The CDC says masking should continue in schools through the end of the term. But school districts like Lee's Summit and Blue Springs have already ended their mask mandates, prompting some parents to pull their kids from class.

Ellie Willson is a senior at Olathe Northwest High School in Kansas. She will be taking her AP exams later this month, despite the pandemic.

Maria Martinez is a senior at Emporia State University in Kansas. She is currently a student teacher in a kindergarten classroom in the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools.

Maria Martinez, interna en educación se pregunta cómo será enseñar a su clase de kinder por primera vez este año. Así se ha preparado para ellos.

The professor found gaps in the way video games relate history to players, but says they're one way a younger generation is learning about the past.

According to a player's parent, Olathe North baseball coach Pete Flood used a racial slur to refer to rap music before a game last Thursday, leading the district superintendent to recommend his firing.

School officials are recommending Olathe North High School baseball coach Pete Flood be fired.

Shawnee Mission North was followed by three elementary schools this week in its decision to drop its Native American mascot, which was determined to be offensive under a new district policy.

A year of school closures, quarantines and work from home underscored the importance of child care, even as providers in the Kansas City area struggled to keep their doors open.