In a surprise move, Gov. Mike Kehoe removed former Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields of St. Joseph as president of the State Board of Education. Shields, a fellow Republican, was first appointed to the state board in August of 2012 and had been...
Gov. Mike Parson is expected to decide any day now whether to sign or veto a sweeping education bill. In the Missouri House, the plan squeaked by with 82 votes of support – the minimum required votes to pass in the lower chamber. Senate Bill 727 would: •Expand...
A new school year is upon us and Missouri teachers are dealing with artificial intelligence being used as a tool as well as a weapon. Artificial intelligence, otherwise known as AI, can allow students to cheat on school work but it can be used as a study partner or...
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is suing 45 K-12 public school districts around the state for what it calls illegally enforcing mask mandates. Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, cites a recent Cole County Court ruling he says...
State Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing Columbia Public Schools and any Missouri K-12 public school requiring students and staff to wear masks. Schmitt, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, says a mask mandate “flies in the face of science, especially given...
