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The annual child wellness report Kids Count found child poverty has improved in Kansas and Missouri compared to the years before the pandemic. But federal budget cuts could threaten access to food and health assistance for families in need.

The National Assessment of Education Progress found Missouri and other states made small gains in some areas, but students are struggling to return to pre-pandemic math and reading levels.

In the first full year of the pandemic, both states saw drops in reading and math proficiency. But educators hope that higher levels of school funding in Kansas should help reverse the trend.

March 14 marks Pi Day, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant pi (π). Whether you can recite the first 100 digits of the sign or simply love eating pie, here's how to celebrate Pi Day in Kansas City.

College algebra is a requirement at most universities, but one in three college students fails the course. The Kansas Board of Regents is exploring a new system that would align math requirements to a student's field of study.

Using math to interpret music is not new — Pythagoras supposedly discovered the connection between ratios and consonant sounds back in the 6th Century…

LAWRENCE, Kansas — Faculty, students and alumni are pleading with the University of Kansas not to ax a teacher-training center slated to become the next…

A teenager wakes up, gets ready for school. Slips a smartphone into her pocket on the way out the door.Her day may well include some biology or chemistry,…

There's good news for a Kansas City elementary school that wasn’t sure how it would continue a successful tutoring program that helps transient students…

Segment 1: Are we taking the wrong approach to education research?Results-oriented education research often overlooks the side effects that accompany…

Kansas has some of the highest education achievement standards in the country, but students are struggling to reach that high bar. The new report from...

Today, we speak with a University of Kansas student who won an international competition focused on designing a spacecraft capable of reaching Mars and…