by admin | Jan 22, 2021 | Education, History, News
Missouri’s education commissioner and a number of current and former state lawmakers traveled to southern Missouri’s Ava for Thursday’s funeral for former State Rep. Maynard Wallace, R-Thornfield. An obituary from Clinkingbeard Funeral Homes says Mr....
by Alisa Nelson | Jan 15, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The state is not quite there yet in offering the COVID-19 vaccination to Missouri’s K-12 school workers. It is working on a plan to get them vaccinated when it is their turn. During a state Board of Education meeting this week, Missouri Department of Elementary and...
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 10, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri is partnering with the CDC, Washington University and St. Louis University to help local K-12 schools and public health leaders review current COVID-19 measures. CDC workers arrived over the weekend to begin working on the first-ever pilot project within...
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 9, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri Board of Education voted Tuesday to avoid using 2021 standardized test results for state and federal accountability. Members still want the state’s K-12 public school students to take statewide tests next year, but they do not want the results to count...
by Alisa Nelson | Nov 10, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri schools continue to struggle with having enough teachers available to educate students in traditional classrooms this year. The Show-Me State has had a chronic problem with teacher shortages, but COVID-19 has made that can of worms open even more. Many of the...
