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This is the first school year in which all ages will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but so far uptake has been lower for younger age groups.

COVID-19 cases in Kansas City remain at their highest levels since February 2022. But revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifts quarantine requirements and loosens protocols for schools.

Parade Park was a symbol of pride for Black families in Kansas City who finally got their chance at home ownership — but the neighborhood may not survive redevelopment. Plus, staff shortages are forcing Missouri school districts to consider four-day weeks.

As students prepare to head back to class, some schools are looking at new ways to keep them safe.

A professor who studies rural schools in Missouri says the teacher shortage is now a crisis, and condensed schedules reflect that.

The schedule change is designed to boost recruiting and keeping staff as schools across the country struggle with teacher shortages.

Missouri’s average starting teacher salary ranks as one of the lowest in the nation. Educators recounted that new and veteran teachers often have to find second jobs to make ends meet.

Schools are finalizing schedules and prepping classrooms for the start of a new school year. Two superintendents share how they've prepared and where resources are falling short.

The survey is part of an effort to study Missouri's teacher shortage and make policy changes to address high turnover rates. Teacher salaries in Missouri are some of the lowest in the nation.

The state made changes to both the certification requirements and the limits for retired teachers.

Former boarding school students are making noise about politicians and elected officials with connections to unlicensed religious reform schools, state-contracted youth residential facilities and summer camps that have faced allegations of abuse and neglect.

Art Smith, the parent of a nonbinary child, said the Independence School District’s removal of a book including a non-binary character makes it hard for kids like his to feel welcome. Other parents say the book isn’t age-appropriate.