Senior Ezra Ball said he believes juggling school, activities and having a social life is no easy task. “I spend a lot of time doing school, some time for extracurriculars, and little to no time for...

(GLADSTONE, Mo., AP) — Students at a suburban Kansas City elementary school have been reunited with their parents after gunshots fired from a nearby home prompted a lockdown at their school. Gladstone...

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri's education department says the latest in a series of winter storms could cause school districts to extend classes into the summer. Department of Elementary and...

By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Legislation revising Missouri's school transfer law for unaccredited school districts received a public airing Wednesday as the Senate Education Committee during...

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City high school was briefly placed on lockdown after a person was shot a couple blocks away and went to the school with another person seeking help. Police say the...

By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon was expected to propose a significant funding increase for Missouri's public schools when he outlines his budget and policy priorities Tuesday...

(LIBERTY, Mo., AP) — The Liberty School District has paid a former superintendent nearly $1 million to settle his wrongful-termination lawsuit. The lawsuit Phil Wright filed against the district in...

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A lawsuit filed by a secular organization seeks to prevent teacher-sponsored school prayer sessions at a mid-Missouri high school. In a complaint filed...

(NIXA, Mo., AP) — A Missouri state representative said he was unhappy that two high school students were wearing gay-supportive T-shirts while working at an elementary school book fair. Rep. Kevin Elmer,...

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The Columbia school district will delay the opening of a proposed nature-centered school until at least 2015, district officials said. The district is considering opening a school...