The full court press could be put on an open enrollment bill this year in the Missouri Legislature. School choice measures are on the minds of many Republican lawmakers during this major election year. For the past three years, the proposal has narrowly passed in the...
What is often referred to as the “Nation’s Report Card” is out. It shows Missouri’s K-12 public school students had lower math and reading test scores this year compared to the previous exam’s results from 2019. The National Assessment of Educational Progress...
The Missouri Board of Education voted Tuesday to avoid using 2021 standardized test results for state and federal accountability. Members still want the state’s K-12 public school students to take statewide tests next year, but they do not want the results to count...
Some Missouri school teachers are having trouble getting a hold of students learning online this school year. The topic came up at a state Board of Education meeting Tuesday before the panel approved a regular rule change about attendance hour reporting during the...
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website says the state has had 28 charter schools close since 2005. Robbyn Wahby, executive director of the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, says most of the closures are due to poor academic...
