Sense of Community

Earlier this month, for Sense of Community, we interviewed several teachers in the Ozarks about why they teach — and what they face. Below on this page, you'll also find an extended play of our time with high school social studies teacher Brandon Nelson.

Earlier this month, for Sense of Community, we interviewed several teachers in the Ozarks about why they teach — and what they face. Below on this page, you'll also find an extended play of our time with middle school science teacher Annette Fugitt.

This month, we interviewed teachers in Springfield and Ozark Public Schools about why they teach.

Earlier this month, for Sense of Community, we interviewed several teachers in the Ozarks about why they teach — and what they face.

This month, we interviewed teachers in Springfield and Ozark about why they teach. You can find an extended version of Nickle's story below.

This month, we interviewed teachers in Springfield and Ozark about why they teach. You can find an extended version of Pearl's story below.

Earlier this month, for Sense of Community, we interviewed several teachers in the Ozarks about why they teach — and what they face.

For KSMU's Sense of Community series this week, we focus on teacher retention by looking at the data and talking to eight area educators about their experiences in the classroom.

To learn more about the local Pagan community and how they celebrate Winter Solstice each December, begin by imagining an Ozarks creekbed.

We begin our series on election integrity by asking how elections and voting have changed over time.