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New poetry book from MU’s Gabriel Fried is No Small Thing (LISTEN)
University of Missouri Associate Professor Gabriel Fried has published a new book of poetry that...
Missouri holds listening sessions to help rewrite the rules for licensing childcare centers
Missouri is revising its childcare licensing regulations and is holding statewide listening...
Missourians reminded to file FAFSA ahead of Access Missouri Grant deadline (LISTEN)
Missouri students are encouraged to apply for their FAFSA by April 1st, before the Access Missouri...
New tool depicts how deadly a large earthquake in southeast Missouri could be
The Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium has a new tool projecting the impacts of potential major...
Missouri House passes wide-ranging school safety package
Missouri could soon require its K-12 public schools to have doors with anti-intruder locks and...
Missouri Sen. Carter wants to reimburse students for short-term training programs
Missouri House debate could soon begin on a Senate bill that would establish a fund to reimburse...
Last call: Missouri students reminded to apply for financial aid by April 1
Missouri is encouraging students to apply for federal financial aid by April 1. Erik Anderson,...
Missourians encouraged to be vigilant to avoid coyote encounters during breeding season
Pet owners are being reminded that coyote encounters are more likely during breeding season, which...
New research: Missouri’s childcare shortage costs state $869 million annually
The University of Missouri Extension says the state is losing $869 million annually because of...
Missouri supports 27 K-12 districts, charter schools damaged by tornadoes
Last weekend’s tornadoes have damaged at least 27 Missouri K-12 public school districts and...
Missouri school district increases teacher retention by double digits (LISTEN)
Missouri has been trying to improve teacher recruitment and retention. Alisa Nelson talks to...
House passes bill to make Missouri an open enrollment state
A bill that would make Missouri an open enrollment state has reached the halfway point in the...
Unanimous Senate support to let Missouri homeschoolers participate in extra-curricular activities
Could Missouri allow homeschool students to participate in a school district’s extra-curricular...
Missouri House gives initial approval to allow open enrollment in public schools
Roughly 43 states allow open enrollment in public schools and some state lawmakers want Missouri...
Southern Missouri middle school teacher wins “The Oscar of Teaching” (LISTEN)
A southern Missouri middle school teacher has received a national award known as the “Oscars of...
Mizzou research professor on closure of soybean research lab
A research professor at the University of Missouri – Columbia is lamenting the closure of a...
Missouri considers cellphone ban in classrooms
The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that aims to ban the use of cell phones in the state's...
Missouri House gives initial approval to tax credits to boost childcare access
Missouri is one step closer to adding a tool that is designed to boost access to affordable and...
Missouri’s Josh Hawley defends Trump’s move to cut billions in research funding
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is defending the Trump Administration’s move to cut billions in...
New learning standards adopted for Missouri’s K-12 school counselors
For the first time in decades, Missouri’s K-12 school counselors can soon work from a set of...
Should Missouri provide feminine hygiene products to students in need?
Missouri offers grants to school districts who want to provide tampons and pads to middle and high...
Mizzou receives high marks for its online degree programs (LISTEN)
The University of Missouri–Columbia is getting high marks for its online degree programs. A study...
Education Commissioner: Missouri has ‘real issue’ serving students with severe disabilities
Missouri has 34 schools for the severely disabled with about 700 students enrolled statewide. The...
Hawley and Onder defer to Trump on what to do about TikTok
Two Republican members of Missouri’s congressional delegation are deferring to President Trump on...
Cold forces Missouri State University marching band to cancel parade appearance
Some disappointing news for Missouri State University’s Marching Band. The inaugural parade was...
Missouri Congressman Cleaver concerned about AI: ‘We were warned by The Terminator’
Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver said he’s “very, very nervous and concerned” about Artificial...
Missouri’s afterschool programs work to create future workforce
About 130,000 Missouri youth participate in after school programs designed to improve academic...
Boeing to lay off nearly 700 Missouri workers soon
(St. Louis, MO) -- Aerospace manufacturer Boeing plans to lay off nearly 700 Missouri workers,...
New Missouri S&T semiconductor engineering program could signal new industrial revolution (LISTEN)
Creating a new engineering field to help bolster the workforce of tomorrow. That’s what Missouri...