Three current board members are running for another term. One has an opponent who will appear on the ballot, but he told The Beacon he had decided to drop out of the race.
Meet the 2025 candidates for the Olathe school board
Posted inImmigration
Federal judge rules against ICE in the warrantless arrests of 11 Liberty restaurant workers
Case challenged Trump administration’s mass deportation tactics. Workers are now free on bond.
Posted inEducation
Eight candidates are on the ballot for the Gardner Edgerton school board in 2025
We asked Gardner Edgerton school board candidates about teacher pay, vaccines and students using preferred pronouns.
Posted inHealth
Some Missouri and Kansas pharmacists join effort to get drug prices under control
As health insurance costs soar, lowering prescription prices could help. But that will require reforms in Jefferson City and Topeka.
Posted inHealth
Upgrades are coming to Missouri’s Head Start nutrition programs after new federal funding
Seven Missouri Head Start centers are set to receive nearly $2 million in funding for upgrades and educational resources.
Posted inElections
Voter guide: Meet your Blue Valley school board candidates for 2025
All five candidates answered questions about their priorities if elected and their positions on six issues.
Posted inElections
Vaccines, taxes, pronouns: Here’s where the Kansas City, Kansas, school board candidates stand in 2025
Half of the KCKPS candidates agreed that funding for the district is burdening taxpayers too much.
Posted inKansas
Kansas foster care fails for the fourth year in a row to give enough mental health services to kids
An audit of the state system found, for the fourth year, that private agencies that run foster care aren’t getting enough children into mental health treatment programs.
Posted inElections
Meet the De Soto USD 232 school board candidates for 2025
Six candidates for the school board in De Soto, Kansas, answered questions about their priorities and their positions on issues facing schools.
Posted inEconomics
Across state line and following historic redlines: Kansas City food deserts expand as grocery stores close
Residents deal with mile-long walks, corner store diets and poorer health as grocers are forced to close unprofitable locations on both sides of the state line.