Missouri’s K-12 public schools could be in store for an overall increase of nearly $120 million in the next state budget. The increase would be by way of a funding calculation change. The Missouri Board of Education has approved the state Department of Elementary and...
Missouri lawmakers and education leaders are keenly aware of the state’s problem plaguing teaching and retention shortages, and some are working to remedy the situation. The Missouri Board of Education reconvened a statewide commission on teacher recruitment and...
Twenty Missouri K-12 school districts will use a different testing method to measure student performance. The Missouri Board of Education has approved a three-year request to excuse them from taking the state’s standardized tests, known as the Missouri Assessment...
A statewide commission has rolled out its final recommendations to help improve working conditions for Missouri’s K-12 public school teachers. They are part of a statewide effort to get a grip of Missouri’s low teacher retention rate and teacher shortage. The...
Missouri has released its 2021-2022 Annual Performance Report (APR), which lays out overall K-12 public school performance. The report card shows more than 100 school districts around the state could be at risk of losing accreditation if improvements are not made over...