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...
After public backlash, the Missouri Board of Education has voted to roll back a proposed plan to create social-emotional learning standards. Missouri will instead offer social-emotional educational resources as an option to the state’s K-12 public schools....