by Alisa Nelson | Feb 23, 2022 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s coronavirus rapid testing program is back. The state Department of Health and Senior Services suspended the program indefinitely back in early January because of a nationwide shortage of tests and issues with receiving tests from a distributor called...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 12, 2022 | News, Politics / Govt
The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office is not charging a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for finding a data glitch that had the ability to put the social security numbers of about 100,000 teachers at risk of being seen by the public. After the incident last October, the...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 7, 2022 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
The School Superintendents Association (AASA) says Missouri is the only known state in the nation that has not yet authorized the distribution of American Rescue Plan Act funds designated for K-12 schools. Sasha Pudelski, director of Advocacy for the national...
by Alisa Nelson | Jan 11, 2022 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s K-12 schools will have to look elsewhere to get COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. Due to supply problems, the state is temporarily suspending reorders it provides to schools. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Spokeswoman Mallory...
by Alisa Nelson | Nov 10, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Education, News
Missouri will soon be sending letters to certificated teachers across the state whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised. Last month, a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter informed the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...