(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… Read more »
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Recent snow could cause longer Mo. school year
(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… Read more »
Senators tackle Missouri school transfer law
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 a… Read more »
Victim approaches KC school after shooting
(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… Read more »
Mo. gov. to propose more school money
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… Read more »
Liberty’s ex-superintendent paid about $1 million
(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… Read more »
Group sues over prayer in Mo. school
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… Read more »
Mo. Rep. upset by pro-tolerance shirt at book fair
(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…. Read more »
Columbia delays plans for nature-centered school
(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… Read more »