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Independence was one of the first local districts to have kids return to classrooms. Apart from a Zoom outage on the first day, all seems to be going according to plan, says Superintendent Dale Herl.

Even as the number of new known cases shows no decline, some residents are arguing for their children to attend their brick-and-mortar schools.

Area theater owners are innovating and adapting to stay open during the pandemic, Raymore-Peculiar School District's new superintendent on the return to school as COVID-19 spreads, and a forecast on the possibility of college football games happening this fall.

The new leader of Center School District brings years of experience with her including leading another metro district, Kansas' pioneering role in the battle for women's suffrage, and the moral quandaries brought about by an enduring viral pandemic.

Jackson County's numbers are headed in the wrong direction for in-person learning, even in school districts not planning to go back until after Labor Day.

A small group of teachers held a rally in Kansas City Saturday to ask schools not to reopen until there is a decrease in coronavirus cases.

Coming from Wright City, Missouri, where he served as superintendent for five years, David Buck stepped into the same role for Lee's Summit schools this month.

Why several groups have called for the resignation of Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith, and Lee's Summit schools welcome a new district superintendent.

Balancing the needs of the south Kansas City community and the safety of students is no easy task, especially while budgets are shrinking, enrollment numbers are dropping and COVID-19 cases are on the rise.

Like parents around the country, Michelle Haffer never imagined having to become her child’s full-time teacher. But Haffer’s daughter is out of school...

Updated, 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17Gov. Laura Kelly has closed every school in Kansas for the remainder of the school year in an effort to curb the spread…

A bitter contract dispute has driven a wedge between the Shawnee Mission teachers’ union and some of the school board members the union has helped get…