Education

After 7 years, Tishaura Jones' signature college savings account program has limited buy-in and an average account stuck at $73.

Programs like College Kids represent a new, possible way to fight an old problem: multi-generational poverty.

The Legal Roundtable considers Missouri’s mandatory school attendance law, Kim Gardner’s departure and artificial intelligence.

The case centers around two parents, both of whom were sentenced to jail time because their six-year-old children missed too many days of school.

The school purchased a vehicle it calls the STEM Mobile that will take portable experiments and other hands-on science opportunities to younger students.

Missouri pays its teachers some of the lowest salaries in the nation, and many educators are leaving the profession.

Representatives were racing to beat a Friday deadline to get bills out of the chamber, with about two months left in the spring legislative session.

A nonbinary student teacher was told by an employee of the Fort Osage District that using gender-neutral pronouns was “too personal” and “too political.” Now, Olivia Jackson alleges that the school district discriminated by refusing to hire them because of their gender identity.

Students who survived a deadly shooting at their high school say state lawmakers are missing the chance to prevent the next tragedy.

Amid a growing political divide, education advocates encourage parents and community members to engage with school boards in an effort to keep the focus on what’s best for students, rather than on the priorities of a select few.