by Alisa Nelson | Dec 10, 2021 | Business, Education, News, Politics / Govt
The year 2005 was the last time Missouri’s minimum teacher salary requirement was increased. What has happened in the past 16 years? Missouri Education Commissioner, Dr. Margie Vandeven, says the state has fallen significantly behind its eight bordering states in...
by admin | Oct 8, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s governor has announced that he is releasing about $133 million in funding that was previously withheld, saying the state’s unemployment rate has improved and state revenues outpaced expectations. Governor Mike Parson (R) made the announcement...
by admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s governor says all of the state’s public schools are in session as of this week … some in-person, some online and some with a hybrid model. Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters that State Education Commissioner Dr. Margie Vandeven...
by admin | Aug 11, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
A St. Louis woman whose mother died from the coronavirus in June is calling on Missouri’s governor and other elected officials to take stronger action to control the spread of the disease. Angela Kender traveled to Jefferson City on Tuesday to deliver copies of...
by admin | Aug 9, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
State officials say several million dollars in federal funding will help Missouri schools cover costs of personal protective equipment (PPE). Governor Mike Parson says $7.5 million of the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund has been allocated to a cost-share program...