Missouri
Missouri lawsuit to block voter say on four-day school week faces deadline(The Heartlander) — A new Missouri law giving voters a say on whether local schools can use a four-day week faces a legal challenge as a key election deadline approaches. Read More
Education, Missouri
Senator with experience as educator named to lead Missouri education department(The Center Square) – A Republican senator who introduced a bill to raise teacher salaries was named the next commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)… Read More
Public Education
Op-Ed: ‘Missouri public education requires a reset and return to basics’With Commissioner Margie Vandeven’s resignation announcement Tuesday, we believe it is necessary to call attention to pressing K-12 public education issues. As the co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Education,… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri Workforce Diploma Program to help residents earn high school diploma online at no costA new program will help Missourians who didn’t finish high school earn their diploma online at zero cost. About 25% of adults over the age of… Read More
Education
Report: Missouri students continue to lag behind pre-COVID academic levels; less than half are proficientMissouri students haven’t caught up to their pre-pandemic proficiency levels and less than half are proficient, according to the most recent data from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary… Read More
State Government
Missouri Republican legislators file bill for charter schools to receive equal funding with public schoolsA bill filed Wednesday by Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, and Rep. Doug Richey, R-Excelsior Springs, will equalize funding for public charter schools with all Missouri public school districts. Public school… Read More