Benjamin Demps has had enough. He's resigned as Kansas City Schools Superintendent, and has been...
Demps Resigns As K.C. Schools Superintendent
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K.C. School Board Appeals Demps Reinstatement
The legal squabble over control of the Kansas City school district goes on. The Kansas City School...
Federal Judge Orders Demps Reinstated
Less than 24 hours after the Kansas City school board fired him, Benjamin Demps has been...
Demps Dumped As School Superintendent
After twenty months on the job, Benjamin Demps has been fired as Superintendent of Kansas City...
House Speaker’s Gambling Revenue Plan Tabled By Loss Limit Amendment
A misstep on parliamentary procedure has sparked confusion in the Missouri House and could lead to...
American Sign Language Could Become For-Credit Course In Schools
Talking with hands is being advocated as a for-credit course in our schools. The Missouri...
Getting The Students Out Of School On Time
School districts that had trouble keeping the doors open during the ice and snow of the winter...
Senate Mulls Over National Certification For Teachers
A proposal to pay teachers $50,000 in bonuses if they achieve national certification is being...
Mizzou Looking For Big Bucks From State Lawmakers
The University of Missouri has taken its case for a new basketball arena to the State Capitol....
High Level Endorsement Of Holden Teacher Accreditation Plan
As state lawmakers consider one of Governor Bob Holden's top education priorities, they hear an...
Legislature Looks At Changing How We Pay For Public Schools
A change in the way Missouri pays for its public schools is being considered by the State...
Holden Praises Teaching Of Children … And Women, Too
Governor Bob Holden is praising the Missouri House for passing two key pieces of his leglslative...
Move For Early Takeover Of K.C. Schools Fails
A move to reconsider a proposal for the early state takeover of the Kansas City School district...
K.C. Schools Takeover On Hold
A bill that would have accelerated the state takeover of the Kansas City School District has died...
The Quest For A Simple Majority
There is a good deal of debate in the General Assembly over the best way to take care of school...
Bond questions ed secretary
Senator Kit Bond invites the new federal education secretary to Missouri as the secretary talks...
Kinder wants more money for deaf
School districts could be getting more money from the state to educate deaf and blind children...
Help coming for five KC schools
Five of the lowest-performing schools in Kansas City have been identified as "deficient" and will...
Diploma bill makes headway
Veterans of World Wars I and II who went to war before they could finish their high school careers...
Education backers want tobacco cut
State Senator Ted House (D-St. Charles) wants 25% of the tobacco settlement to go to schools and...
KC frat booted for hazing
Hazing has gotten a fraternity kicked out of Rockhurst University in Kansas City. The University...
Top teacher talks tough with lawmakers
Members of the Missouri House hear from the Missouri Teacher of the Year, who tells them they need...
Teacher urges drive for certification
A mid-Missouri teacher says national certification pushed her beyond normal professional...
Missouri vouchers questioned
Private and parochial school interests say a proposed tax deduction for educational expenses won't...
Vote could ease borrowing rules
An initiative petition drive to make it easier for school districts to borrow money could face...
Holden questions Bush proposal
Governor Holden says he's glad to see President Bush putting so much attention on education....
Holden promotes teacher incentives
Governor Holden proposes financial incentives for Missouri teachers to attain national...
Missouri tops Big 12 in cost
University of Missouri Curators have approved a system-wide 3.4% tuition increase and a 4%...
Tenured UM faculty face review
Post-tenure review is now a reality for the University of Missouri system. It is performance...
Fayette hopes to rebuild
Fayette Public School officials will ask voters to approve a $2.5 million bond issue in April....