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...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 28, 2020 | Business, Education, News
For the past 100 years, the state’s Vocational Rehabilitation Program has been helping Missourians with disabilities develop work skills. It began after World War I to aid injured soldiers in gaining employment. The program is part of the Missouri Department of...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 23, 2020 | Education, News
The state is repaying some Missourians who are taking a temporary 20-hour online training class to become a substitute teacher. In August, the Missouri Board of Education voted to temporarily give prospective substitutes the option of using the rapid certification...
