The Missouri Legislature passed a budget last year to help increase K-12 public school teacher pay. Lawmakers will be asked again this year to boost those salaries but getting a raise could be based on performance. Missouri’s two top Republican leaders in the...
To listen to the Show Me Today interview with Amy Bartels, click below (15:49). Mental health first aid training teaches people to put on their noticing glasses and respond appropriately. Missouri is offering this training to K-12 schools around the state – for free....
To hear the full Show Me Today interview with Sen. Karla Eslinger, click below (21:25). Missouri’s system that checks up on and accredits K-12 public schools is getting a review. State Senator Karla Eslinger, R-Wasola, is chairing the Senate Interim Committee on...
For roughly the past decade, Missouri has not fully funded school improvement efforts to help underperforming K-12 public school districts. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) says it has been asking for about $6 million annually over the...
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) says it has been asking for millions to help improve academically struggling K-12 school districts. That funding has come up short over the years. During a Missouri Board of Education meeting, State...
