State-mandated test scores for Missouri K-12 public school students have slightly improved or are holding steady this year compared to the previous year. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released preliminary results at this week’s state...
Missouri is behind at paying subsidies to some childcare providers, leading to some daycare centers reportedly closing. The setbacks are due to a new subsidy payment system launched last December. The Missouri Office of Childhood has been dealing with kinks in the...
Missouri could enact legislation that would educate students in grades 6 through 12 about the “dehumanization that minority groups have experienced.” The bill is based around the story of Celia, a slave who was given the death penalty in the mid-1800s after defending...
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.
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...
