Mickel Cherry, 27. pleaded guilty in December to first-degree murder and rape for the October 2023 death of Zoey Felix.

In Topeka, only 18% of fourth graders are at or above their math proficiency standards, and the school district is trying to ...

The summer break at Monroe Schools is seeing district officials staying busy working on plans for the construction of a $62 million high school for the booming school system.

Topeka's Monroe Elementary School is under consideration to become an internationally recognized cultural landmark by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...

The next major step in the state process toward schools here constructing a new high school recently took place, said Monroe school officials.

May 17, 2024, marked the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Black students in Topeka who attended segregated elementary schools gathered over the weekend to reflect on ...

The Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park is the site of the former Monroe Elementary School, one of four all-Black schools in Topeka before the Brown v. Board decision. Former ...

The school is just a block from the former Monroe school which was at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling ending segregation in public schools 70 years ago.

The school is just a block from the former Monroe school which was at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling ending segregation in public schools 70 years ago.

The school is just a block from the former Monroe school which was at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling ending segregation in public schools 70 years ago.

Fifth grader Malaya Webster, right, plays a game with other students at Williams Science and Arts Magnet school Friday, May 10, 2024, in Topeka, Kan. The school is just a block from the former Monroe ...