News & Issues
Missouri Lawmakers Reconvene Focused on Sports Betting, Teacher Pay, Initiative Petitions
GOP leaders expect early action on bills limiting transgender students’ participation in school sports and banning ‘critical race theory’ in classrooms
by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
January 4, 2023
News & Issues
Another Symptom of Missouri Teacher Shortage: 4-day School Weeks
Independence School District became the largest in the state last week to switch to an abbreviated school week in an attempt to improve teacher retention.
by Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
December 20, 2022
News & Issues
Missouri Offers ‘A Phenomenal Place to Homeschool’
COVID Prompted More People to Homeschool; KC is Here to Support It
by Cami Koons
December 13, 2022
News & Issues
Kansas Community Colleges Reaching a Crossroads
Kansas’ 19 community colleges offer a pathway for 96,000 students to pursue postsecondary studies. But precipitous enrollment declines, aging campuses and funding struggles cloud the future of these institutions, which are often economic linchpins in small cities.
by Barbara Shelly
December 8, 2022
News & Issues
Lunch Tray Education and Local Economics
Missouri Farmers and Students Benefit From Farm to School Programs
by Cami Koons
October 12, 2022
News & Issues
KC’s Connection to the Heavens: Webb Telescope Images Trigger Elation
Astronomers Call New Images a ‘Gold Mine’
by Martin Rosenberg
July 13, 2022
Funding for Flatland
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The Fred and Lou Hartwig Family
Jo Anna Dale
Robert & Marlese Gourley
Herbert & Bonnie Buchbinder
News & Issues
Parson Signs $4.6B Spending Plan, House Approves Bill Targeting Medicaid Expansion
First Bill of the Legislative Session
by Multiple Reporters
February 25, 2022
