by Alisa Nelson | Mar 10, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri K-12 Education Department has been reviewing whether the state can use federal coronavirus aid to give teachers a bonus next school year if they stay on the job. The idea was first brought up last October by state Board of Education President Charlie...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 1, 2021 | Education, News
Missouri voters could be asked to change the way state board of education members are selected. Representative Dottie Bailey, R-Eureka, wants to let voters decide who sits on the board, instead of letting the governor appoint all members. In order to be a board...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 16, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
“Our state’s teachers and support staff have faithfully risked their lives this year,” a letter says from Missouri’s 2017-2021 Teachers of the Year. It is addressed to Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams and it presses him...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 10, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri Board of Education is working to craft a statewide plan to help deal with the intensifying social and emotional needs of K-12 public school students. During a board meeting Tuesday, member Kim Bailey says the COVID-19 era has aggravated these problems....
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 1, 2021 | Education, News
The Missouri Senate could debate a giant education package this week that is a source of high contention among lawmakers and the education world. Senate Bill 55, sponsored by Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, could change the landscape of K-12 education in the...
