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 | Aug 16, 2021 | Education, News
The Missouri Board of Education is expected to vote Tuesday on a recommendation that aims to get more K-12 substitute teachers in the classroom. Last August, the board voted to temporarily give prospective substitute teachers the choice of taking an online training...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 14, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, 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 Alisa Nelson | Feb 16, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
“Our state’s teachers and support staff have faithfully risked their lives this year,” a letter says from Missouri’s 2017-2021 Teachers of the Year. It is addressed to Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams and it presses him...
