A bill signed by Gov. Mike Parson that aims to bring property tax relief to Missouri senior citizens could end up in court. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, would allow counties to freeze the property tax rates of Missouri seniors. The...
Missouri has released its 2021-2022 Annual Performance Report (APR), which lays out overall K-12 public school performance. The report card shows more than 100 school districts around the state could be at risk of losing accreditation if improvements are not made over...
Missouri students and teachers head back to the classroom soon. Schools are facing shortages of teachers this year. They are dealing with turnover among school administrators, bus drivers, school cafeteria workers – you name it. From curriculum to...
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...
