The budget deficit is largely due to a sharp drop in international student enrollment this year.

The Midwest Newsroom and its partners found that homeless students eligible for enrollment, transportation and academic support in most rural school districts are not getting these services because the districts are undercounting students without stable housing and not applying for available funds.

Climate change-driven weather events are causing more damage and wear and tear to school buildings in Missouri, driving up districts’ property insurance costs.

Missouri S&T, East Central College and St. Charles Community College have received a state grant to promote high-tech manufacturing and train its workforce.

A grant from the state helped local educators create a grassland prairie for students to learn about conservation at an Oakville elementary school.

Dehghani has overseen growth in fundraising and research and decline in enrollment over his first five years at the Rolla campus.

St. Louis Public Schools’ acting Superintendent Millicent Borishade has inherited a long list of urgent issues to address. They include transportation concerns about vendor vans having expired license plates and other safety issues, student enrollment and district hiring practices.

The Missouri State Auditor’s office began an audit of the district on Aug. 13, and last week, St. Louis Public School District officials said they submitted the majority of documents requested by the office.

The aid was intended to be distributed during summer break, to help vulnerable kids avoid a drop-off in nutrition while they were out of school.

The first class of inmates and staff at a Kansas City women’s prison earned their associate’s degree from Rockhurst University in August. The program is unique in offering the same curriculum to both populations.