KSHB 41 reporter Claire Bradshaw covers eastern Jackson County, including Blue Springs and Lee's Summit. Share your story idea with Claire. Saturday marks National Parents as Teachers Day, celebrating ...

HOBART | The School City of Hobart's ‘Parents as Teachers' program takes early learning very seriously and their Feb. 9 Showcase of Preschools is a strong testament. "Getting your child prepared for ...

A Missouri budget proposal could limit access to the Parents as Teachers program, a free home-visit service that connects educators with families of children from birth to age 5.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - On Wednesday, the Blue Valley School District welcomed students back for their first day of school. That includes elementary, middle, and high schoolers, but kids who aren ...

Two-year-old Korbin Snelson was thrilled to bat around colorful balloons in his front yard recently. His mother, Brandy, was just as happy because Korbin was mastering color recognition through the ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Expectant moms and dads have a new resource, thanks to the Parents as Teachers program. The group will host a monthly learning series called "Bump to Baby" ...

Surveys and test results show that after they leave the program, more of the Parents as Teachers graduates meet or exceed the state standard on AIMS tests. And 82 percent of Parents as Teachers kids ...

MACON, Ga. — A United Way of Central Georgia program is helping local parents take the lead in their children’s earliest learning experiences — and one Byron mom says it’s been a game-changer. “I wish ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kippi Bay, one of seven Parents as Teachers (PAT) staff members for the Meramec Valley School District, often receives phone ...

For the second year in a row Missouri's internationally recognized Parents as Teachers program is slated to take another big funding hit. Gov. Jay Nixon is proposing a 14 percent cut to the program ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Former Missouri governor and U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond died today at the age of 86. He was the youngest governor in Missouri’s history, taking office at 33. One of his ...