INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A Missouri school board has voted to move its school district to a four-day school week. The below message was posted on the school district's website Tuesday night: "The ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A Missouri school board has voted to move its school district to a four-day school week. The below message was posted on the school district's website Tuesday night: ...

The school district is trying to attract staff amid labor shortages. “We’re in a crisis in Missouri, and we’re in a crisis nationwide,” the superintendent said at a forum.

The Missouri Auditor's Office now has the Independence School District under its microscope.Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, in a statement released Wednesday, announced his office will ...

The Independence School District transitioned to a four-day week with the hope to attract and retain more teachers. Applications skyrocketed after it made the switch, but a new Missouri law may do ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Decisions from districts across our area regarding Wednesday’s school closing plans are coming into our FOX4 Newsroom, but one district on the Missouri side already made ...

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick's office said the Independence School District audit was not prompted by citizen complaints, but selected because of its four-day school week and because ...