by admin | Jun 27, 2006 | Education
Almost one-third of the students in Missouri public schools are taking time away from their summer vacations to go back to class. Missouri has only one school district that has a real year-long schedule. But school is far from a nine-month experience with three-months...
by admin | Jun 20, 2006 | Education
State education officials are poring over the results of a report known as Diplomas Count, found in the current edition of Education Week. Stan Johnson with the State Education Department says Diplomas Count is the result of the collection of data on graduation rates...
by admin | Jun 5, 2006 | Education
Almost every state requires children to attend more days of school than Missouri does. In fact, only five states require fewer days of class than the 174 Missouri requires. Thirty states require at least 180 days. Kansas requires 186 – more than two weeks of...
by admin | May 25, 2006 | Education
The State Board of Education is mulling over several proposals to implement a new high school assessment program in place of the current version of the Missouri Assessment Program. And, it’s been given the results of a series of town hall meetings held to...
by admin | May 25, 2006 | Education
The State Board of Education has decided to take away the accredited status of the Wyaconda C-1 School District in northeast Missouri, leaving the District unaccredited. Education Commissioner Kent King says performance in the District has been poor and there are few...
