Mark Bedell

Over six decades of community work, Rosa James tackled lots of issues, such as public education, voter registration, racial justice.

Superintendent Mark Bedell wrote in an email to families Monday that the delay in announcing plans for the fall is the result of coronavirus cases “rising rapidly in our region.”

BlueScope Construction has already pulled $7 million in tax revenue away from schools and libraries and is asking for another $8.4 million in incentives to stay in Kansas City.

Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell has signed another three-year contract.Approving the contract was the last act of the outgoing,…

Paying for pre-K is a huge burden for families with young children, even for parents with good jobs.Tiffany Price has one of those. She works with teen…

The Kansas City Public Schools have made some big gains under the leadership of Superintendent Mark Bedell.Now it’ll be up to the school board voters…

Kansas City’s tangled school boundaries will make the mayor’s pre-K plan difficult to administer, opponents argued Monday at a news conference in the…

On Tuesday night, 15-year-old An'Janique Wright was shot and killed outside of Central Academy of Excellence during a basketball game. Two women have been…

Segment 1: Test scores are in and public school supporters are ecstatic with the results.Last year the Kansas City Public School District just missed the…

Segment 1: The former Missouri senator balances heavy workloads as CEO of Truman Medical Center and president of the state Board of Education.These days,…

Segment 1: Most people agree access to pre-K needs to be expanded. Not everyone agrees on how to pay for and oversee it.Days after Kansas City Mayor Sly…

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 6:10 p.m. with comments from the school district.Kansas City Public Schools leaders are open to the possibility…