by Alisa Nelson | Apr 25, 2023 | Business, Economy, Education, Legislature, News
In this day and age of some serious worker shortages, Missouri is deciding whether to let its state agencies and schools create employee retention and performance incentive programs. The Missouri Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee is considering a...
by Alisa Nelson | Jan 18, 2022 | Education, Legislature, News
A push to widen the path for charter schools statewide is back. The Missouri Senate Education Committee is considering whether to allow charter schools in any charter county or Missouri city with a population greater than 30,000. Under current state law, charter...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 25, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The next tier of Missouri’s coronavirus vaccination plan will be activated on March 15. That means all teachers, faculty, and staff in public, private, and nonprofit pre K-12 will become eligible. So will state licensed childcare center workers, some food production...
by admin | Nov 17, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri Supreme Court heard remote oral arguments on Monday afternoon in a key case involving public-sector employee labor laws. The Supreme Court heard 36 minutes of arguments in a complicated case that involves a 2018 Missouri bill, that was sponsored by State...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 9, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri has consistently ranked as one of the worst states in the nation for people having access to enough food. Many students count on their schools to provide them with a number of basic needs, including nutritious meals. When Missouri’s schools closed in March to...
