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University of Missouri Officials Mulling Over University of Michigan Ruling
University of Missouri officials are carefully reviewing a decision by the U-S Supreme Court that...
State’s Top Lawyer Fielding Questions from All Sides on Budget
Attorney General Jay Nixon forecasts massive litigation if the governor and legisalture don't...
Missouri Children Reading At Levels Above National Average
Our kids are reading above the national average. The National Assessment of Educational Progress...
Education Officials Ponder Impact Of Budget Battle
State education leaders readily admit nervousness as the Governor and the Legislature maintain...
Governor’s Veto Plans Criticized By Senate Budget Chief
The Senate's top budget man isn't pleased with Governor Holden's decision to veto the bills...
More Missouri School Districts Expected To Face Big Financial Problems
More than one-fourth of Missouri's school districts are considered financially stressed and that...
Senate Completes Work On Budget Bills
The Senate has finished its work on the four budget bills vetoed by Governor Holden and sent back...
Senate Appropriations Committee Completes Work On Budget Bills
The Senate Appropriations Committee has completed its preliminary work on the four budget bills...
Senate Appropriations Committee Moving On Budget Bills
The Senate Appropriations Committee has begun the task of carefully studying the four budget bills...
Special Session’s Focus Switches To Senate
The second week of the special legislative session begins today at the State Capitol as a key...
Jury To Decide Fate Of K.C. School Race Case
A federal lawsuit claiming the Kansas City School District shows preference to black employees has...
Schools Prepare For Summer Session
The State Education Department is learning this week how many school districts will offer summer...
St. Louis Schools Trying New Path To Academic Improvement
St. Louis Public Schools will try a new approach to achieving academic excellence - turning over...
St. Louis 8th Graders Discover Success In Science Competition
A team of 8th grade students from St. Louis will soon be off to Washington, D.C., to receive an...
Governor Wrapping Up Budget Review
Governor Bob Holden has vetoed four budget bills in four consecutive days. Today he plans to wrap...
Education Commissioner Hoping For More School Dollars In Special Session
Education Commissioner Kent King says he'll be paying close attention to the upcoming special...
Holden Vetoes Public Education Budget Bill
Governor Bob Holden states his objections to the state budget approved by lawmakers for public...
Higher Education Officials Pleased With Governor’s Veto Pledge
The Commissioner of Higher Education is pleased with Governor Bob Holden's announcement that he'll...
Holden To Veto Higher Education Budget Bill
On the heels of his pledge to veto the budget that funds the Departments of Health and Mental...
MU Curators Asked To Approve Tuition Hikes
A 20-percent increase in undergraduate tution has been proposed for the next school year at the...
Missouri Students Learn The Cost Of Graduating Early
Some students in Missouri won't get to participate in their high school graduation ceremonies this...
State Rep Dismisses Complaints About Education Cuts
A former school superintendent who is in his first term as a State Representative says he doesn't...
Senate Budget Battle Sees Changes Made To College Savings Plan
A revised college tuition savings program has been approved by the Senate, but only after some tax...
Audit Points To College Tuition Increases Rising Dramatically In Missouri
Imagine everything else going up in cost as much as college tuition in Missouri. A state audit...
Nixa Teacher Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Allegation
A Nixa high school teacher facing a sexual harassment complaint filed by a female student has...
Talk Of Legal Action Over Education Funding Gains Momentum
A coalition is being formed to look into what some claim is the underfunding of the state's...
Probe Turns Up University Of Missouri Credit Card Abuse
Documents the University of Missouri tried to keep secret show auditors had charged employees were...
St. Joseph Teachers Challenge Collective Bargaining Ban
A 1947 Missouri Supreme Court ruling that says public employees do not have the same collective...
University Of Missouri-Northwest Missouri State Merger Talks End For Now
The University of Missouri and Northwest Missouri State University have decided to end talks about...