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 ...

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 ...