Missouri’s early childhood education community is getting its largest increase ever in state funding. Alisa Nelson talks to Torree Pederson, President and CEO of a Missouri education nonprofit called Aligned, about this historic investment to help children in their...
Missouri’s prekindergarten and childcare systems are getting a $160 million boost in the new state budget year that is in full swing. The funding is one of Missouri’s largest state investments in early childhood education in Missouri history. The state...
In this day and age of some serious worker shortages, Missouri is deciding whether to let its state agencies and schools create employee retention and performance incentive programs. The Missouri Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee is considering a...
Missouri has been struggling for years to find ways to increase funding for pre-kindergarten learning efforts. The profession also continues to battle serious worker retention problems. State Representative Brenda Shields, R-St. Joseph, is proposing to let counties...
