Kansas City Schools

The district is hoping to keep people involved after a school closure plan drew widespread attention.

Después de una serie de reuniones polémicas y de las intensas reacciones en la comunidad, las Escuelas Públicas de Kansas City están considerando reducir el número de cierres de escuelas.

After a series of contentious meetings and heated pushback, Kansas City Public Schools is considering dialing down the number of school closures.

School districts are required by law to help homeless children stay in school. Most Kansas City-area districts take that role seriously, but the Blue Springs School District may be undercounting its unhoused kids — and failing to provide them critical services.

During a lengthy discussion regarding a proposal to place 1,600 cameras in classrooms across the district, Board of Education members committed to having future public discussions on the matter after facing criticism over a lack of community feedback.

One national alumni group spent two decades collecting, preserving and archiving material from throughout the history of Lincoln College Preparatory Academy. It's finally open to the public.

Kansas lawmakers are on the verge of letting students attend public schools outside the districts where they live. That push to open enrollment pits conservative school-choice advocates against school administrators. Plus, America’s entire fleet of long-range stealth bombers are based at Whiteman Air Force Base 60 miles east of Kansas City.

Educators explain the root cause of why many teachers are leaving the classroom and what can be done to improve the workplace.

The school mask requirement was set to expire on Thursday.

The vote was 10-2 in favor of the extension, with Councilmembers Heather Hall and Brandon Ellington voting no.

The ordinance was introduced by Mayor Quinton Lucas, who said it was important to ensure schools stay open for in-person learning.

Khalil Jones spent the semester student teaching at East High School in Kansas City, Missouri. His goal during a school year of uncertainty? Teach them to be better humans.