A state senator wants help to be heartbeats away when a student’s heart stops. Alisa Nelson talks...
“I have been keeping my eye on Missouri State for some time” says new MSU President (LISTEN)
After a nationwide search for a new president, Missouri State has chosen Dr. Richard “Biff”...
Missouri lays out plan to help more adults get postsecondary credential or degree
Missouri has come up with a plan to help 150,000 adults earn a postsecondary credential by 2030....
Missouri House passes bill to expand preschool to low-income children
Missouri is at the halfway point on a plan that would expand preschool access to low-income...
The importance of equal representation in the physician profession (LISTEN)
Kansas City University just wrapped up a seminar that exposes under-represented students to...
This legislative bill would stop restrictions on certain doctorates (LISTEN)
The University of Missouri is currently the only higher education institution in the state that...
Missouri State University chooses next president
“It’s a great day to be a bear.” That’s what Missouri State University’s next president said...
Missouri bill compels schools to report bullying (LISTEN)
If Missouri schools fail to adequately report bullying, it could cost them. Alisa Nelson talks to...
In narrow vote, Northwest Missouri school board rejects four-day school weeks
St. Joseph School District will not be joining the roughly 170 Missouri school districts that have...
Northwest Missouri school board to vote on switch to four-day school weeks
The switch to four-day school weeks in Missouri is up for discussion again today. This time, in...
Missouri bill attempts to incentivize school five days a week, boost teacher pay
Roughly 170 of Missouri’s more than 500 school districts operate four days a week, but there’s a...
Missouri’s education commissioner breaks down findings of four-day school week study (LISTEN)
A new study has been released about the impact of four-day school weeks in Missouri. Alisa Nelson...
If Missouri schools fail to report bullying, it could cost them
Missouri school districts and charter schools could lose state funding and be fined if they fail...
Watch out for misuse of artificial intelligence in 2024 elections (LISTEN)
From education to the workplace and politics, the use of artificial intelligence, otherwise known...
Study: Four-day school weeks not helping or harming Missouri schools
A new study says four-day school weeks are not improving or hurting student achievement and school...
State House passes open enrollment bill, moves onto Senate
The Missouri House of Representatives has passed open enrollment. It's sponsored by Rep. Brad...
Missouri lawmaker wants to limit school superintendent salaries
Missouri school superintendents could have their salaries limited. A state House committee is...
What you need to know about filling out the FAFSA (LISTEN)
A new application is out for students interested in college scholarships, grants, and student...
Missouri open enrollment bill gets early start
The full court press could be put on an open enrollment bill this year in the Missouri...
Legislature could discuss whether to raise college scholarship amounts (LISTEN)
Are Missouri’s scholarship amounts keeping students in the Show Me State? That’s a question Alisa...
MoDOT’s trash can decorating contest is going on through March 15
It’s time to take out the trash. The "No MOre Trash" trash can decorating contest is going on...
A tool to protect your voice from AI (LISTEN)
Deepfakes are artificially intelligent programs that can digitally alter your voice compromising...
Deadline approaches to pay Missouri personal and real estate property taxes
(Jefferson City, MO) – Time to pay up on local personal and real estate property taxes. The taxes...
From butter making to germinating soybeans, Missouri students learn about agriculture (LISTEN)
From butter making to germinating soybeans, Missouri elementary students are getting hands-on...
20 Missouri colleges and universities on tap to get state nursing grants
Missouri is investing $5 million in hopes of boosting the state's nursing education programs. A...
Report cards are out: Missouri school performance shows similar marks as in 2022
Missouri has released its annual school report cards, which lay out overall public school...
Missouri lawmaker says requiring social emotional learning standards would have been ‘a disaster’
The Missouri Board of Education is giving the state’s K-12 public schools the option to use social...
Differential tuition model helps University of Missouri with student retention
In 2021, a state law began that allows Missouri’s colleges and universities to charge different...
Missouri Higher Ed schedules FAFSA events to help parents prepare to file (LISTEN)
Events are being planned to help Missouri students and parents prepare to file their FAFSA for the...
Are Missouri’s scholarship amounts keeping students in the Show Me State?
Missouri’s college scholarship program that is designed to keep the best and brightest in the Show...