teachers

Ahead of contract talks with the union, the Shawnee Mission School District has unveiled a plan to address workload concerns by hiring more middle and high school teachers.

In her theatrical videos, Deerfield Elementary School teacher Hannah Hurst invokes Frida Kahlo, Beyoncé, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol and others in a quest to keep stuck-at-home students engaged.

A medical veteran of the Ebola and SARS outbreaks analyzes COVID-19's spread, infectious disease experts advise how to stay safe in public, and a teacher delivers art lessons during the pandemic.

Before they could prevail over spotty internet service and nudge unmotivated students, some teachers had to overcome their own resistance to online learning.

The spring semester is when most soon-to-be educators do their student teaching, but now they’re trying to figure out distance learning even as their own…

Educators who’ve taught in Lee’s Summit for a long time are frustrated that repeated salary freezes mean they’re making less than colleagues who are new…

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…

Segment 1: Why one teacher decided to call it quits.Amid much tension and back-and-forth between the Shawnee Mission School District and the teacher's…

Segment 1: An article from The Atlantic sparked debate over the merits of gym class last year.Gym class in school is supposed to be fun. But according to…

Segment 1: Why the Shawnee Mission School Board authorized controversial teacher contract.Failed contract negotiations between teachers and administrators…

Hundreds of students at Shawnee Mission East High School walked out of school Friday to show support for teachers after the school board imposed a…

Kansas schools had 800 vacant positions last year, and the lack of certified teachers has some districts trying to get people who want to change careers…