Education

A single-time $1,000 stipend for educational materials for eligible Kansas students has been made available in response to learning deficits from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A hearing has been set for a bill that requires Kansas schools to create a standardized procedure to handle and discipline cases of bullying.

With a vote of 4-to-2, the Kansas City Public Schools Board of Directors approved a plan to close two elementary schools in the fall of 2023.

From January 22 to January 28, it is National School Choice Week. In honor of the national week, many young students and parents rallied at the statehouse Wednesday morning to fight for the option to choose the school they wish to attend.

Washburn University’s Crane Observatory will open to the public for a handful of nights of free sessions to view outer space.

A new report has found that 97% of graduates from Kansas State University found employment within the first year after graduation.

KCK Public Schools is shuttering a plan to place cameras inside classrooms, but may still move forward with putting them in common areas.

Teacher pay in Missouri ranks among the lowest in the country. Governor Parson proposes to change that.

A Gladstone teacher made history Thursday by being the first North Kansas City Schools educator to receive the prestigious Milken Educator Award.

Washburn students dazzled spectators and judges alike with their biomedical research at a statewide research symposium.

Kansas State University has announced the 10 local and out-of-state startups accepted to the 2023 cohort of its Accelerator program.

One elementary school teacher in Topeka will go home with $25,000 and the title of Milken Educator following a surprise during a schoolwide assembly.

Buying a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Missouri for the recent 26-drawing run is adding up for the state’s public education programs.

Goal is for 3,000 new jobs and $3 billion in investment by 2029

A researcher at Kansas State University has been awarded $580,000 of $2.5 million to study how diseases spread under complex conditions.

As employers slowly migrate to a more digital setting, Kansas State University will offer a new digital engagement certificate to help fill the gaps.

The state of Missouri is struggling with a teacher shortage. Currently, Colleges and Universities are not graduating enough teachers to fill all the open positions.

A 6-1 vote on Dec. 13 approved the superintendent’s plan to make the district a more attractive place to work for teachers, support staff and bus drivers.

Missouri school districts struggle to find teachers to lead classrooms, but that’s only part of the problem. The state also saw a decline in teacher retention.

Plans to build a fifth elementary school in Kearney, Missouri, were put on hold this week.

Kansas State University’s Salina campus has made a new scholarship available for students, however, only the first 50 who apply will be granted funds.

Athletic trainers are equipped to provide life-saving care to athletes during practice or games.

The KCPS interim superintendent is recommending only two schools be closed under the Blueprint 2030 plan.

Washburn University has named one name familiar to many around Topeka as its new president.

In April, Kearney voters had approved Prop-B, a $44 million zero-tax-rate-increase bond issue funding a facilities master plan, including adding another elementary school.

As the first act of her second term, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has coined a new early childhood task force to focus on gaps in childcare.

Some Kansas City, Missouri, leaders are calling the alarming number of students in 3rd grade “a state of crisis.”

Genesis School is in jeopardy of losing its charter. School leaders say that, without it, the school will likely be unable to operate.

Kansas City real estate development company Hunt Midwest made the first funding commitment in a capital campaign to build a new training center to provide more skilled workers to attract businesses to build in the metro.

13 News has learned that over 75 people have officially applied for the Washburn University Presidency, left vacant with Jerry Farley’s retirement.