by Alisa Nelson | Mar 28, 2022 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Show Me Today
State Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven says students, teachers, and school staff are experiencing increased mental health challenges and stressors right now. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is using federal relief funds to partner...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 23, 2022 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s coronavirus rapid testing program is back. The state Department of Health and Senior Services suspended the program indefinitely back in early January because of a nationwide shortage of tests and issues with receiving tests from a distributor called...
by Alisa Nelson | Nov 10, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, News
Missouri will soon be sending letters to certificated teachers across the state whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised. Last month, a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter informed the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...
by Alisa Nelson | Nov 10, 2021 | Education, News, Show Me Today
Missouri has had a chronic shortage of K-12 teachers for years and educators are leaving the field at an increasing rate across the state. The pandemic has added salt to those wounds. In an effort to address the shortages, the Missouri Department of Elementary and...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 15, 2021 | Education, News, Science / Technology
Gov. Mike Parson and a fellow Republican lawmaker do not see eye to eye on the way a state web application flaw is being handled. During a press conference this week, Parson has threatened criminal prosecution after he says a news organization took several steps to...
