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Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 10:42 PM CST
|By Betsy Webster
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.
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Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 5:49 PM CST
|By Joseph Hennessy
A Gladstone teacher made history Thursday by being the first North Kansas City Schools educator to receive the prestigious Milken Educator Award.
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Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 10:23 PM CST
|By Greg Payne
The KCPS interim superintendent is recommending only two schools be closed under the Blueprint 2030 plan.
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Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 7:09 PM CST
|By Josh Jackson
Genesis School is in jeopardy of losing its charter. School leaders say that, without it, the school will likely be unable to operate.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 5:53 AM CST
|By Joseph Hennessy and Shain Bergan
Service will be eliminated for certain routes on specific days of the week. We have the whole list available here.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 4:46 PM CST
|By Zoe Brown
Olathe Public Schools will be implementing “rolling transportation blackouts” early next year due to “an uptick in driver absences due to illness.” But, for some parents, finding alternative transportation could be difficult.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 9:12 PM CST
|By Betsy Webster
The Independence School District just became the largest one in the state, by far, to move to a 4-day school week.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 7:49 PM CST
|By Morgan Mobley
The Independence school board has voted and the school district will move to a four-day school week.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 9:04 PM CST
|By KCTV5 Staff
The Hickman Mills School District’s Board of Education voted Thursday night to increase teacher salaries.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:08 PM CDT
|By Jordan Gartner
Have you ever driven a tractor? How about taking one to school legally?
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Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 9:27 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
The results offer a lens into systemic inequities in education, in place well before the pandemic shuttered schools and colleges waived testing requirements.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 7:58 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
The Creative Writing Awards program was established in 1993 and has given more than $2.8 million to public high school students.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 11:49 AM CDT
|By Joseph Hennessy and Shain Bergan
It’s on 50 acres of land that features a high school baseball and softball complex, a new gymnasium, and 36 classrooms.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 7:22 AM CDT
|By Joseph Hennessy
The district built Maplewood and Davidson elementary schools for a more modern and updated learning environment.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 7:09 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
We want to see your back-to-school photos!
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
It’s almost time for kids to head back to class, KCTV5 is here to help get you ready for back to school with weekly tips.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 7:35 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
Cell phones are only to be used before or after school, during a passing period or during lunch.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 1:20 PM CDT
|By CNN
Many families are already adjusting their household budgets to absorb higher prices, but when everything costs more, it adds up.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By James Giles
Back-to-school time comes with its own set of challenges for kids, especially now with it being the first ‘normal’ school year for many since the pandemic started.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 1:53 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
When it comes to packing school lunches, everyone can get into a rut. If your child gets sick of the same sandwich every day, here's what you can do.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 10:48 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
It’s almost time for kids to head back to class, KCTV5 is here to help get you ready for back to school with weekly tips.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 8:51 AM CDT
|By Marleah Campbell and Micah Bray
Joey Thomas of the 180V Barber Salon started the “Fresh Cut, Fresh Start” program 14 years ago. Since then, the salon has given more than 1,500 free haircuts to young men grades K-12 in Kansas City.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 8:15 PM CDT
|By Nathan Vickers
Local school districts are facing some of the worst staffing shortages they’ve experienced as the school year draws closer.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 4:23 PM CDT
|By KMOV Staff
Missouri’s tax-free holiday weekend starts Friday.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 6:57 AM CDT
|By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CLAIRE SAVAGE
This back-to-school shopping season, parents — particularly in the low to middle income bracket — are focusing on the basics.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 1:16 PM CDT
|By CNN
Every child feels differently about going back to school. Some may be excited, while others may be nervous. Anxiety in children may not look the same as it does in adults.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 11:35 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
It’s almost time for kids to head back to class, KCTV5 is here to help get you ready for back to school with weekly tips.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 9:00 AM CDT
|By CNN
The CDC recommends indoor masking for schools and early education programs in locations with a high COVID-19 community level.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 10:56 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
It’s almost time for kids to head back to class, KCTV5 is here to help get you ready for back to school with weekly tips.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 11:34 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
With school out for summer, KCTV5 is sharing ideas to keep the kiddos active and learning.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:48 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
With school out for summer, KCTV5 is sharing ideas to keep the kiddos active and learning.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 11:47 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
With school out for summer, KCTV5 is sharing ideas to keep the kiddos active and learning.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 4:15 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press and LISA RATHKE
For families already strained by inflation and the end of other federal help like expanded child tax credits, advocates say cuts to the aid could mean turning more frequently to food banks.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 11:12 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
With school out for summer, KCTV5 is sharing ideas to keep the kiddos active and learning.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 3:44 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Congress passed a bill Friday that aims to keep up the expanded, pandemic-era distribution of free meals for all students this summer.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:24 PM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
With school out for summer, KCTV5 is sharing ideas to keep the kiddos active and learning.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 12:14 PM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
With school out for summer, KCTV5 is sharing ideas to keep the kiddos active and learning.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 9:45 AM CDT
|By Zoe Brown
Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell, who has been with Kansas City Public Schools for six years, will be leaving later this summer.
Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 7:44 AM CDT
|By Nathan Vickers
Juanita Peaslee, 89, has been with Crest Ridge Schools for nearly six decades. She said she'll miss the energy and excitement of the students.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 8:52 PM CDT
|By Nathan Vickers
The Lawrence school district has cut 90 positions in an effort to meet budget shortfalls.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 11:19 AM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
With school out for summer, Bill shares two ideas to keep the kiddos active and learning.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 2:06 PM CDT
|By Jackson Hicks
Expected rain on Tuesday has caused to Johnson County schools to start their graduation ceremonies sooner than originally planned.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 4:15 PM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff
The Grain Valley School Board has directed administration to remove stickers and cards that some high school teachers put up “to signal students could feel safe approaching them regarding personal LGBTQ questions.”
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 9:27 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
If an individual school exceeds the 5% COVID-related absences threshold, that building will temporarily return to the mask requirement.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Zoe Brown and Emily Rittman
Update: The Shawnee Mission Board of Education has voted for an option that will require temporary masking if a school has at least 5% COVID-related absences.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 4:03 PM CDT
|By Brad Stephens
The budget realignment will impact all schools and departments across the system.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 9:57 PM CDT
|By Zoe Brown
Olathe Public Schools will not be offering Olathe Virtual School as a learning option this fall “due to factors outside the district’s control.”
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Marina Silva
This proposal has been met with both support and opposition from different groups.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 4:32 PM CST
|By Taylor Johnson
Friday’s school shooting at Olathe East left parents shaken and concerned. Now, they’re looking to school leaders for what’s next.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 6:00 PM CST
|By Nathan Vickers
Four-day school weeks are growing more popular among rural school communities.