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State commission crafts roadmap for Missourians living with autism
To hear the Show Me Today interview with Dr. John Mantovani, click below. Missouri has six autism...
After 14 years of perseverance, Missouri teacher competes on Jeopardy (LISTEN)
To listen to the Show Me Today interview with Emily Fiasco, click below (9:18). A Missouri teacher...
Missouri Senate committee evaluating K-12 public school accreditation system (LISTEN)
To hear the full Show Me Today interview with Sen. Karla Eslinger, click below (21:25). Missouri’s...
MERS/Goodwill’s adult high schools changing Missouri lives and communities (LISTEN)
To listen to the Show Me Today interview with Dr. Eric Knost, click below (17:05). MERS/Goodwill’s...
Missouri Higher Education & Workforce Development Commissioner to begin new chapter (LISTEN)
After six years on the job, Missouri Higher Education and Workforce Development Commissioner Zora...
Missouri educator stays on the job 48 years (LISTEN)
A Missouri educator thought she would work for about ten years within the state’s schools for the...
National school safety organization to launch in Missouri with longtime Columbine safety leader on board (LISTEN)
A new national school safety organization will soon make Missouri its home. The Council for School...
Missouri commission holds first meeting to help solve teacher shortage (AUDIO)
About half of Missouri’s teachers leave the profession within the first five years. Since the...
World famous artist visits Missouri, prison inmates to spread message of peace and redemption
A world-renowned Nigerian artist is in Missouri – and paid a visit Wednesday to inmates and other...
Tweak to qualifying certification test score could put hundreds of educators in Missouri classrooms
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says an untapped pool of potential...
Missouri teachers explain what they want educator workforce commission to consider (LISTEN)
According to MOREAP, which provides services to the state’s public schools, Missouri has nearly...
Breakthrough on bill to prevent future mass killings: Blunt among 10 Senate Republicans agreeing to tentative deal
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt is one of 10 Senate Republicans saying yes to a tentative deal...
8 Missouri students go where few students get to – the national spelling bee
A group of Missouri students will return home with a national accomplishment – making it to the...
Missouri students shine at national spelling bee
The nation’s top spellers are in Washington, D.C. for what could be considered the super bowl of...
Missouri Education Commissioner praises boosts in teacher pay, other increases (LISTEN)
The Missouri Legislature's $49-billion budget plan includes several major public education...
Cream of the crop in Missouri’s spelling world preps for national stage (LISTEN)
Eight Missouri spelling whiz kids are putting their game faces on for the Super Bowl of spelling....
Missouri student wins Princeton University award for film about Black teacher’s impact (LISTEN)
A Lebanon High School senior who created “Good Morning, Mrs. Ford”, a documentary about a Black...
Missouri K-12 education package is close to the finish line
With three days remaining in this legislative session, a wide-ranging K-12 public education bill...
Missouri organization awarded $250,000 to help with teacher well-being efforts
Eight organizations across the country have been awarded a grant to help address the well-being of...
The winners and losers of Missouri’s $49 billion state budget proposal
The Missouri Legislature passed a $49 billion state budget proposal Friday – and just in the nick...
Missouri Board of Education President: Teacher recruitment and retention is most pressing issue facing schools (LISTEN)
Missouri Board of Education President Charlie Shields says the number one factor in student...
Eight Missouri students spell their way to the national spelling bee
Eight Missouri students with the gift of spelling are all the buzz around school. They are among...
A salute to Missouri’s military children
It is often said that when military members serve their country, so do their families. Missouri...
(LISTEN) Part Two: Missouri underfunds efforts to help struggling Missouri schools – by millions
For roughly the past decade, Missouri has not fully funded school improvement efforts to help...
Missouri funding has come up short to help improve underperforming schools
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) says it has been asking for...
Parson’s effort to boost Missouri’s minimum teacher pay gets derailed
Missouri K-12 public school teachers might not get a base pay increase after all. The state House...
Mental health first aid? It’s in demand in Missouri schools – and the state is offering free training (LISTEN)
State Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven says students, teachers, and school staff are...
Missouri bill would change the way the state funds colleges and universities
A legislative effort could dole out state funding to Missouri’s public colleges and universities...
Study: Positive relationships among teachers and students boosts academic success and fulfillment (LISTEN)
Most of us would assume that positive teacher-student relationships promote student academic...