by [email protected] | Feb 19, 2024 | Education, News, Show Me Today
A new study has been released about the impact of four-day school weeks in Missouri. Alisa Nelson talks to State Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven about the study’s findings.
by Alisa Nelson | Dec 5, 2023 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
Sen. Karla Eslinger, R-Wasola, will head the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The Missouri Board of Education has selected Eslinger to serve in the top education spot. “My passion for education is a result of my own childhood,” she...
by Marshall Griffin | Nov 17, 2023 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
More than $8 billion have now been forwarded to public education throughout the state by the Missouri Lottery. That milestone was reached Friday when the Lottery office transferred just over $35 million made from ticket sales in October into the Lottery Proceeds Fund....
by Alisa Nelson | Nov 8, 2023 | Education, Legislature, News
Inspiring young minds to read is the intent behind Missouri’s rollout today of country music singer Dolly Parton’s reading program. Through a partnership, Missouri and Dolly Parton’s “Imagination Library” provide an age-appropriate book each month to kids free of...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 16, 2023 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
Proposed standards for K-12 social-emotional education are expected to be a hot topic at Tuesday’s Missouri Board of Education meeting. The board is scheduled to decide whether to approve the standards that are designed to help public school students develop...