A Missouri Senate committee has approved the latest round of appointees submitted by Gov. Mike Kehoe. They include two nominees for the State Board of Education, among them Thomas Prater, a former Springfield City Council member and school board member. State Sen....
Since 2017, Missouri has required public school teachers to have a 3.0 grade point average if they want to be certified in certain subject areas like music, biology, and chemistry. To attract more teachers, Missouri is debating whether to reduce the GPA requirement...
Missouri is behind at paying subsidies to some childcare providers, leading to some daycare centers reportedly closing. The setbacks are due to a new subsidy payment system launched last December. The Missouri Office of Childhood has been dealing with kinks in the...
The Missouri Board of Education will hear a presentation on Tuesday about the state of mental health among children. Missouri Department of Mental Health Director Valerie Huhn and State Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven are on tap to present the details. U.S....
The full court press could be put on an open enrollment bill this year in the Missouri Legislature. School choice measures are on the minds of many Republican lawmakers during this major election year. For the past three years, the proposal has narrowly passed in the...
