Help from the University of Kansas and funding are allowing school districts to study the best ways to use AI in classrooms.

Kansas was one of the first Midwestern states to sanction girls’ flag football as a varsity high school sport. Now, girls across the state have their first chance to compete under the lights.

Critics say a new Missouri law requiring schools and universities to define and report antisemitic behavior is too ambiguous. “There should be protection of Jewish students, but there can't be a Palestinian exception to the First Amendment,” said attorney Bill Freivogel.

The Justice Department is suing Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools in what it calls a “first-of-its-kind" lawsuit over its policies for transgender students. The school district said it's compliant with federal law.

Siobhan Kirchstein received a warning — which is the penalty for a first offense under the new Kansas law — for not using the bathroom that matches her gender assigned at birth. So far, the University of Kansas has not received a fine.

Central High students were eating more than school lunch with their first-day outfits. Fashion trends are constantly cycling, but these kids say there’s one easy way to never be out of style: “Just be you.”

The 17-year-old student died on the first day of practice at Pawnee Heights High School in western Kansas. He is the fifth football player to die in Kansas since 2018.

There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools. Missouri has the six-highest rate of corporal punishment in the country, while Kansas does not explicitly ban the practice.

The report cards will award each public and charter school in the state a letter grade to reflect its academic performance, among other measures. School district officials say a grade letter doesn't capture the full picture.

With most foreign students paying full tuition, campuses will lose out as the numbers of international students decrease. Meanwhile, students worry as new restrictions about how long they can stay in the U.S. are set to go into effect.

The Trump administration says eliminating more than 1,400 federal requirements could save billions of dollars and make Head Start available to more children from low-income homes. Missouri providers say some rules are burdensome, but question if deregulation can solve the state’s problems.

This month, Moberly Area Community College's new pilot training begins at the Columbia Regional Airport. Leaders hope it will fill a pilot shortage as the aviation industry grows in mid-Missouri.