by Alisa Nelson | Sep 15, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has heard of a few K-12 public schools and school boards who have chosen not to be as restrictive in their COVID-19 quarantines and contact tracing procedures as recommended by their local health...
by Ashley Byrd | Aug 24, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, News
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has sued Columbia Public Schools district leadership over mask mandates imposed to fight COVID-19 transmission. In a “reverse class-action suit,” the state’s top attorney is also suing any district that imposes...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 14, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. Department of Education says Missouri’s K-12 schools will get nearly $2 billion in total federal aid from the latest coronavirus plan. State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education spokeswoman Mallory McGowin said health experts suggest spending some...
by Ashley Byrd | Nov 12, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
Governor Mike Parson and state education director Margie Vandeven have loosened the guidelines for making students and staff quarantine after exposure to someone with COVID-19, if both people were properly wearing masks. Vandeven explained at a press conference...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 21, 2020 | Education, News
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has created an Office of Early Learning. In a press release, the department says the change is part of the agency’s ongoing focus on early learning and early literacy. The new office is responsible...
