Aug. 1—The Joplin School District is finishing an $80,000 initiative to identify and reduce lead in water that might be accessible to students. Dave Pettit, the school district's facilities ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — Lead testing at Joplin schools is leading to a number of changes across the district. “So my daughter texted me and said, hey, did you get that email from the school?” said ...

Joplin, Mo.'s high school, shown here May 24, was destroyed in last year's tornado. The school district is asking for a $62 million bond issue to help pay for rebuilding five schools.

Jul. 27—The Joplin Board of Education plans to test a new strategy of taking its business into the community by hosting some of its regular meetings in schools rather than at the administration ...

The Joplin School District is looking to expand on these kinds of early childhood lessons with a pilot program called Little Eagles Flight School. It will open this fall in three neighborhood schools.

Aug. 1—The Joplin School District is finishing an $80,000 initiative to identify and reduce lead in water that might be accessible to students. Dave Pettit, the school district's facilities director, ...