Burlington Junction
Burlington Junction, MO · Education
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Missouri Western increases enrollment, ends 8-year decline
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Missouri Western State University is celebrating its first enrollment increase in eight years, the institution announced Tuesday. Fall enrollment reached 3,711 students, marking a 1% overall increase. That total reflects jumps of 9.7% in first-time students, 9% in undergraduates and 7.2% in transfer students. The highest growth occurred in physical therapy assistant, applied communication and journalism, supply chain management, manufacturing engineering technology and secondary education.
nwmissourinews.com
Northwest professor prepares for week studying abroad; proposal accepted
The SOLEIL Synchrotron Facility located in France recently accepted Northwest School of Natural Sciences Professor Himadri Chakraborty’s proposal. Chakraborty has been a Northwest faculty member for two decades. He joined as an assistant professor in August 2006 and became an associate professor in June 2012. He spent time in...
The 74
Missouri’s EDGE Microschool ‘Breaks Education as We Know It,’ but Also Fixes It
LIBERTY, Mo. — Up until high school, Zach Herzog had never really thought about highways — why they’re built where they are, or what they replace. In ninth grade, he started digging. As a new student at EDGE Microschool, a small school-within-a-school at the comprehensive Liberty High, he began tracing how the region’s roads developed. […]
KCTV 5
Reading program shows progress at Kansas City elementary school
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Literacy rates in Missouri trail behind the national average, but one metro reading program shows progress. Carshena Martin has spent 15 years at the head of a classroom. She now teaches third grade at Kansas City’s Whittier Elementary. “Reading is the heart of education,”...
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No. 5 Nodaway Valley emphasizing discipline, trenches ahead of bout with Mound City
(Burlington Junction) -- Nodaway Valley football brings an undefeated record and a top-five, high-flying offense into a district matchup with Mound City on Friday. After pitching two straight shutouts, the Missouri 8-man Media Poll no. 5 Thunder (6-0) continued to ride a strong 2026 season into a road matchup with Platte Valley last week--eventually pulling away for a 50-22 win.
KCTV 5
Kansas City students trade textbooks for tool belts in new construction program
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Freshmen at East High School are being fitted for work boots as part of a new four-year program designed to prepare them for careers in the construction industry before they graduate. The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 663 and Kansas City Public...
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Spoofhounds take down Cardinals in Homecoming match, player crowned king
Classmates voted to crown senior Spoofhound tackle and defensive tackle Tyson Atwell Homecoming king before Maryville High School football (6-0, 3-0 MEC) defeated the Benton High School Cardinals (2-4, 0-2 MEC) 53-29 Oct. 2 in the Hound Pound. Atwell left pregame warmups to join his peers on the MHS Homecoming...
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KQ2 High School Football Team of the Week for Week 6: The East Buchanan Bulldogs
GOWER, Mo. (KQTV) - Our KQ2 High School Football Team of the Week from week 6 sponsored by Altec, goes to the East Buchanan Bulldogs. East Buchanan went on the road last Friday and took down a previously undefeated Lathrop Mules team, 40-34. The Bulldogs got some long touchdown runs from senior running back Landon Smith in the victory.
Excelsior Citizen
Excelsior Springs School District Seeks Community Input on Priorities, Long-Range Facility Planning
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (Oct. 4, 2026) — The Excelsior Springs School District is asking parents, employees, and community members to weigh in on the district’s performance, priorities, and future as officials continue work on long-range facility planning.
KSHB 41 Action News
North Kansas City Schools budget concerns continue, statewide impacts feared
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SJSD’s declining enrollment reflects long-term county trend
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV)-- The St. Joseph School District’s official enrollment for the 2026-27 school year is down from last year. The official count date for school enrollment is the last Wednesday of September. For the 2026–2027 school year, there are 9,755 students in total from Pre-K through 12th...
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Shawnee Mission program honors iconic teacher, hopes to inspire future teachers
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A generous gift from a former teacher who passed away earlier this year is meant to inspire the next generation of teachers. Sally Shipley taught at Shawnee Mission West for 31 years. She passed away in April at the age of 87. Her estate is...
KCTV 5
Friday Night Blitz: High schools from around the Kansas City metro
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - High school football season is in mid-season form. Friday night, action from both sides of the metro continues. Tune in every Friday night for KCTV5 News at 10 for highlights and scores from each week’s high school football action. Here are matchups and scores...
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Stanberry High School football suffers first loss of season with defeat to Princeton
STANBERRY, Mo. (KQTV) - In a matchup of 2 top-10 teams, #9 Stanberry High School football was shut out 20-0 to #7 Princeton at home Friday night. Stanberry drops to 5-1 and will next host #3 Worth County on Friday, October 9th at 7 pm. Princeton improves to 4-2 and next hosts Albany on the 9th at 7 pm.
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Gallatin senior Peyton Smit receives NCMC dual credit scholarship
The North Central Missouri College Foundation has announced Peyton Smit of Gallatin as the recipient of the Jack N. Young, Mildred M. Young, Noble J. Young and Myra A. Young Upward Bound Dual Credit Scholarship. The $324 scholarship will be applied toward Smit’s dual credit tuition. Smit is a senior...