When Missouri K-12 public school students head back to school this fall, they won’t be able to use...
No cell phones, kids: Gov. Kehoe signs school safety package with cell phone ban
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Education
Southern Boone School District exploring four-day week
A Mid-Missouri school district is the latest to consider the possibility of implementing a...
Missouri University S and T achieves R1 Designation
Missouri University of Science and Technology recently achieved a Research 1 designation,...
What Missouri S&T’s “R1” status means for the state (LISTEN)
Missouri S&T has been granted the highest status for research from the Carnegie Foundation:...
Missouri Teachers Union Sues to Block Millions of Dollars in MOScholars Funding
The Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) is suing the state to stop a $51 million...
Gov. Kehoe pumps brakes on $511 million in Missouri’s new state budget
The Missouri Legislature’s $50.8 billion state budget proposal is too much for Gov. Mike Kehoe....
Univ. of Missouri System Board of Curators to cut $40M from budget
The Univ. of Missouri System Board of Curators is preparing to slash $40 million for the 2026...
Nationwide amateur radio event this weekend allows Missouri operators to prepare for disasters
Amateur radio’s biggest yearly event will be happening this weekend across Missouri and the...
Hallsville School District $6.5 million bond question expected to go before voters in November
It will be take-two for a multi-million-dollar bond question from a central Missouri school...
Missouri school districts getting ready for anticipated statewide cellphone ban
A new cellphone ban in Missouri schools could look much different from district to district. The...
Missouri hosting scores of summer nature programs for children
(Jefferson City, MO) -- The Missouri Department of Conservation is hosting dozens and dozens of...
Missouri summer meal program for kids underway
(Jefferson City, MO) -- A summer meal program is underway for Missouri children. Tanya Harvey of...
Need a unique girls’ getaway? Missouri offers free nature camps for women
(Columbia, MO) – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s nature camps for women allow...
Hallsville School District multimillion dollar approved by voters in April still not certified
Voters in the Hallsville School District are wondering what comes next after the Missouri State...
Missouri high school quiz bowl team earns third place in national tournament
Four Missouri high school quiz bowl teams made the trek to Rosemont, Illinois this past weekend to...
Missouri releases details of summer food program for children
(Jefferson City, MO) -- The state of Missouri is sharing details of a summer food program. The...
Keeping the wheels on Missouri’s school buses going round and round
School bus inspection reports for Missouri K-trhough-12 schools are in. Lt. Eric Brown with the...
Miss Missouri Ashley Berry talks being media smart and about upcoming pageant
Miss Missouri, Ashley Berry, has spent the past year implementing her community service initiative...
Missouri considers closing six schools serving disabled students, adding computer science certification
The Missouri Board of Education is considering recommendations that aim to better provide services...
Missouri task force begins work to revise the way the state funds K-12 public schools
Missouri’s equation to fund K-12 public schools has not been significantly revised in 20 years. A...
First-time opportunities for Missouri’s college graduates (LISTEN)
Many Missouri college graduates are looking for their first full-time job. Veronica Gielazauskas,...
Here’s how Missouri’s national spelling bee participants did in Tuesday’s preliminaries
The preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee is over and five of Missouri’s seven...
Murray Center for Documentary Journalism: the Missouri Method and its role in telling real-life stories (LISTEN)
The Murray Center for Documentary Journalism recently got another major endowment from its...
SEMO’s new game development program opens this fall (LISTEN)
Southeastern Missouri State has created a new bachelor's degree in game development. Computer...
Missouri Senate passes wide-ranging education bill that includes banning cellphones in class
The Missouri Senate has passed a wide-ranging K-12 public school bill. The legislation includes a...
Seven Missouri students land spots in national spelling bee
Let the spelling of many extremely difficult words begin. Seven Missouri students will show the...
Package to address Missouri’s childcare crisis waits its turn in legislative line
The Missouri Legislature has two weeks left in its regular session and a top priority affecting...
Report: Missouri is expected to be a leader in tech manufacturing job growth
A new report from the Missouri Chamber Foundation shows that over the next five years, the Show-Me...
UCM’s THRIVE program has expanded for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (LISTEN)
THRIVE is a University of Central Missouri program for college students with intellectual and...
Missouri Senate committee approves governor’s appointments, including 2 education board nominees
A Missouri Senate committee has approved the latest round of appointees submitted by Gov. Mike...