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There are myriad reasons for teacher shortages at all levels of education in Missouri. What is the state doing to fill the void?

Low wages and high stress have propelled educators to leave the profession.

The school district in Wellington, Kansas, near Wichita, has closed temporarily to curb an outbreak of COVID-19.

Stress levels are high these days for adolescents readjusting to life in the classroom and in-person socializing.

While most districts spent the last year debating in-person vs. remote learning or going back and forth over masking policies, some schools focused on building classrooms in the great outdoors.

A University of Missouri professor makes the case for how schools can better integrate Black history into courses throughout the academic year.

Sister Berta Sailer, one of Kansas City's greatest advocates for disadvantaged chidlren, died last week at 87. In the 1960s, she opened an at-home day care that eventually grew to become Operation Breakthrough. Plus: A rural Missouri school district is one of the first in the U.S. to receive electric buses from a new EPA program.

Kansas City has an immigrant population of over 130,000 people that is growing every year, adding to the area's labor force and tax base. Still, a high percentage of immigrant residents can't get the medical care they need — including Selene Rocha, an immigrant living in Johnson County.

A new policy at Kansas City Public Schools has changed the minimum grade from zero to 40%. Hear how it’s intended to help struggling students catch up.

The Park Hill School District in Kansas City's Northland is considered a destination for students with disabilities. But some families’ negative experiences show how hard it is to meet the federal mandate to educate students with disabilities — in even the best-resourced districts.