by Alisa Nelson | Apr 7, 2022 | Education, News, Show Me Today
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...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 22, 2022 | Education, News
The National College Attainment Network says Missouri high school graduates missed out on $71.3 million in Pell grants in 2021 because they did not complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA. The FAFSA is used to consider eligibility for...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 3, 2021 | Education, News
The coronavirus pandemic’s increased challenges in education have fueled the Missouri Legislature’s efforts this session to make school choice measures a priority. Debate about these bills have been very heated at times. On Tuesday, the Missouri Senate Education...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 25, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The next tier of Missouri’s coronavirus vaccination plan will be activated on March 15. That means all teachers, faculty, and staff in public, private, and nonprofit pre K-12 will become eligible. So will state licensed childcare center workers, some food production...
