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Personal Finance Part of New High School Graduation Requirements
A key element of the new high school graduation requirements is one requiring students to take a...
Board of Education Toughens High School Graduation Requirements
Graduation requirements that must be met by high school students have been stiffened by the State...
CMSU Part of Effort to Involve Young People in Politics
An organization working across the country to get young people involved in politics is working...
Public Schools Note Big Increase in Expulsions
The rise of zero tolerance in the schools might be behind it - the State Education Department...
Northwest Missouri State Students to Get New Computers
Northwest Missouri State University is replacing the desk top computers it provides to each...
St. Louis School District Tries New Approach to Problem Students
More than 50 St. Louis public schools are opening special classrooms for suspended students. The...
Missouri Schools Welcome "Hurricane Katrina Kids"
Hurricane relief efforts have led to about 500 so-called "Hurricane Katrina Kids" being enrolled...
Former Wellston School Chief Sues
The former Superintendent of Schools in Wellston has gone to court to get his job back or to get...
Governor, Treasurer Talk Up MO$T Program
State Treasurer Sarah Steelman is calling for the Missouri Savings for Tuition - or MO$T - program...
Missouri Colleges Reach Out to Hurricane Victims
Many of Missouri's colleges and universities are waiving at least some of their fees for students...
Missouri Schools Taking In Refugees From Hurricane
The trickle of immigrants from the Gulf Coast States has begun in Missouri and schools are being...
Missouri Students Score Well on SAT
The Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT, numbers show this year's Missouri high school seniors have...
MU Reports Record Enrollment
The University of Missouri-Columbia reports record enrollment on this first day of school. In all,...
Drury University Makes Prestigious Top 10 List
Drury University in Springfield has made an important Top 10 list. It's tied for tenth place with...
MAP Scores Show Progress, But Areas of Concern Remain
The Missouri Assessment Program - or MAP - scores are now available. This year's results are...
Missouri Students’ ACT Scores Up Again
It's only a tenth of a point, but it's another tenth of a point. And, the latest report of how...
Schools Feeling the Pinch of High Gas Prices
Some school districts have been look at adjustments in their transportation policies as fuel...
Education Commissioner Looks Forward to Return to Classes
Students in most of Missouri's 524 public school districts return to classes this week and next....
Parents of Kindergarten Students Advised to Talk to Teachers
Some advice for parents who are seeing their children off to kindergarten in a few days - advice...
Autism Becoming A Growing Concern
Researchers are providing us with more information on autism - a developmental disorder affecting...
School Administrators Urged to Accept Change
The head of the State Education Department urges school administrators not to fear change or...
Sallie Mae Fund Promotes Higher Ed Opportunities for Latinos
A nationwide bus tour is underway to inform Latinos of the scholarship money available to them to...
New Crop of Superintendents to Take Over Dozens of Missouri School Districts
About one in five Missouri school districts will start the school year with new superintendents....
Director Says a Healthy Missouri Benefits All
Missouri's Director of Health sees wide-ranging benefits if her department can convince...
State Education Officials Attempting to Help District Figure Out Funding
While schools around the state make preparations for the coming school year, they're getting some...
Students To Be Assigned Numbers
Education officials have started assigning special ten-digit numbers to every elementary and...
UMR Races With the Sun, Again
The kids from the University of Missouri-Rolla are racing with the sun again. This year's North...
New Aims at Abuse of Legal Drugs
Missouri has a new law making it illegal to possess or distribute unauthorized prescription drugs...
Scholars Academy Still Going Strong
Two programs for some of Missouri's brightest high school students have given thousands of them...