13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (854+ words) The University of Missouri-Kansas City suspended an employee this week after a conservative media group published an undercover video featuring two employees talking about diversity efforts. The university announced the suspension on social media Thursday in response to a post…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (869+ words) While the world mourns the loss of the great Dolly Parton and celebrates her life and decades of philanthropy, Missouri has cut the program that was her legacy to thousands of the state’s vulnerable children. Embarrassing! Stories emerged from parents…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (573+ words) Kansas City has a long and not especially proud tradition of showering wealthy developers and corporations with public subsidies while asking very little in return. It can often seem like this is one of the few things our city’s leaders…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (445+ words) A parent-led group is criticizing the $1.5 billion tax incentive package to redevelop the Country Club Plaza, arguing that the deal falls short of what the city’s students need. Parents for KC Kids, the parent-led group, said in a social media…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1790+ words) Log in | Subscribe Written By Mary Elizabeth Dean We might earn a commission if you make a purchase through one of the links. The McClatchy Commerce Content team, which is independent from our newsroom, oversees this content. This article has…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (544+ words) A $1.5 billion tax incentive package to redevelop the Country Club Plaza could have been much worse for the Kansas City School District, the district’s superintendent said. Jennifer Collier is calling on local leaders to ensure that the city’s schools are…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (828+ words) Parents, teachers and kids filled Shawnee Mission’s school board chambers on Monday night, wearing green and gold and holding handmade signs in an effort to push for the district to save East Antioch Elementary School from closing for good by…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (410+ words) Editor's Note: Welcome to Double Take, a conversation in Star Opinion that tackles news with differing perspectives and respectful debate. Today, Opinion Editor Yvette Walker and Senior Opinion Columnist Mará Rose Williams discuss corporal punishment in schools. I have grown…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (650+ words) In what has become an annual event reflective of enablement and condescension, local school districts recently held school supply giveaway days, well-covered by local media and exploited for attention by suburbanites. A second viable option is for community members to…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (869+ words) When Izzy Rodriguez walks into an EarlystART classroom, she isn’t just a soccer star defender for the Kansas City Current. She’s another adult sliding down the youthful rabbit holes from the imaginative minds of EarlystART students. Since 1967, the nonprofit has…...