Accreditation bill filed again for 2013

Legislation to let the state move faster to take over failing school districts is again up for legislative consideration. Last year Representative Mike Lair (R-Chillicothe) introduced a bill to allow the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to...

Jones wants interim education committee

The likely next Speaker of the Missouri House wants to see a committee formed to work on education issues in the interim, after some key issues were left on the table in the 2012 session. Majority Floor Leader Tim Jones (R-Eureka) says compared to past years when...