by Alisa Nelson | Apr 15, 2021 | Business, Education, Military, News, Politics / Govt
Lengthy separations from a parent serving in the military. Heightened anxiety about the safety of their mom or dad in uniform. Frequent moves from one town to the next and leaving familiar things behind. Overlaps in school curriculum and graduation requirement...
by admin | Jan 22, 2021 | Education, History, News
Missouri’s education commissioner and a number of current and former state lawmakers traveled to southern Missouri’s Ava for Thursday’s funeral for former State Rep. Maynard Wallace, R-Thornfield. An obituary from Clinkingbeard Funeral Homes says Mr....
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 27, 2020 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri has shipped thousands of antigen test kits to public and private schools around the state. A state press release says nearly 330 districts/schools applied to get the tests, totaling nearly 583,000 test kits for use among symptomatic students and school...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 12, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A Missouri House Committee heard Tuesday from state Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams and K-12 Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven. During a public hearing at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, they briefed lawmakers about the...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 25, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
State Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven says many Missouri K-12 public school districts and charter schools have asked their families and workers what their comfort levels are about restarting classes this fall. “From what we know about these survey results, it...
