Katie Grawitch

Jashan Smith, a senior at University City High School in the St. Louis area, looks at lettuce growth during an agriculture sciences class at the school on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in University City, Missouri.

A student farming program is expanding in urban schools. Here's what city kids get out of FFA

Katie Grawitch

Chapters of FFA, once called Future Farmers of America, are becoming more common in city schools. Program advisors say students are learning skills that can help them work in a wide range of industries — from biotech to cosmetology.

Education

Missouri child care funding has been restored after Trump administration froze payments

Katie Grawitch, Jodi Fortino

Operation Breakthrough in Kansas City was waiting on $400,000 in federal subsidies. Educators say the freeze put smaller child care providers in a "heartbreaking" situation.

Founded in 1866, Lincoln University is a historically Black college in Jefferson City. It started when Civil War soldiers of the 62nd United States Colored Infantry returned to Missouri and wanted to establish an educational institution.

Education

Lincoln University breaks up with alumni association after turmoil over administrator's suicide

Katie Grawitch

Lincoln University, a Missouri HBCU, announced plans to disengage from its alumni association, just months after the group issued a vote of no confidence against the Board of Curators following the death of Antoinette "Bonnie" Candia-Bailey.