Liberty Public Schools

The school districts want to use a new state law to get out of the Missouri standardized testing and accountability system. Several Kansas City-area districts have asked for an exemption from the Missouri Assessment Program, including Lee's Summit, Liberty and Raymore-Peculiar.

Many Kansas City area students will not be required to mask up when they return to class this week despite concerns about the rise in COVID-19 cases.

The lawsuit's claims butt up against recommendations from local doctors and health experts, who endorse masking as a critical defense against the delta variant now surging across the region.

Teachers, parents and students are preparing for a new school year as the delta variant surge in Missouri continues.

We asked two local teachers about their experiences with virtual learning, and their apprehensions about returning to in-person classes this fall.

Teachers discuss their thoughts on virtual learning and returning to in-person classes during the pandemic, former state lawmaker Tom Love on his bid for the Republican nomination for Kansas' 3rd Congressional District, and a 24-year-old survivor of COVID-19 shares his story.

This year's high school yearbooks will commemorate a school year cut short by a global COVID-19 pandemic.

Missouri's tourist destinations prepare for Memorial Day weekend, coronavirus safety measures for independent senior apartment facilities, high school yearbook staffs pivot to incorporate COVID-19 challenges, and the commencement speech of a valedictorian of Lincoln College Preparatory Academy.