by Alisa Nelson | Jan 10, 2024 | Education, News
The full court press could be put on an open enrollment bill this year in the Missouri Legislature. School choice measures are on the minds of many Republican lawmakers during this major election year. For the past three years, the proposal has narrowly passed in the...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 5, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri children attending daycares, K-12 public schools, or public higher education schools might not be required to get vaccinated against certain illnesses – if they have a “conscientious belief” opposing the immunizations. State Representative Suzie...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 24, 2021 | Business, Education, News, Science / Technology
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) could be required to report annually about the number of K-12 students with limited or no access to high-speed internet at home. During a House committee hearing, Representative Louis Riggs,...
by admin | Feb 21, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
A veteran state lawmaker who chairs the Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee says he’s recovered from COVID-19. State Rep. Chuck Basye, R-Rocheport, tells Missourinet that he returned to the Statehouse in Jefferson City on Wednesday. He...
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....
