(Columbia, MO) — A multi-million-dollar effort is underway to recruit and train future early childhood caregivers and educators in Missouri. University of Missouri’s Department of Human Development and Family Science Chair Brenda Lohman says the shortage of...
Missouri is trying to dig its way out of a childcare crisis. Alisa Nelson talks to Representative Brenda Shields, of St. Joseph, who led the charge in the Missouri Legislature this year to try and increase access to early childhood education options.
The Missouri Senate pulled an all-nighter and has passed a roughly $50 billion state budget proposal today. Here’s a list of some of the key items that survived in the latest version: •$3.6 billion in state aid to K-12 public schools •$2.8 billion to widen...
Gov. Mike Parson said he plans to prioritize again teacher pay in his next state budget proposal. “We’re not one and done,” he said. “I talk to my administration every day. We’re not about one and done. And so, it’s not about just doing something for...
The Missouri House on Wednesday elected the first Speaker in state history from eastern Missouri’s Arnold. House Speaker Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, was elected Speaker on his 44th birthday, with his wife Amanda and their five children in the chamber in Jefferson...
