The Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) is suing the state to stop a $51 million appropriation to MOScholars. It is the state’s K-12 scholarship program that helps send public school students to private schools. The lawsuit argues that the funding—$50...
Significant changes are in the works for the ACT and may help improve the scores of Missouri students who take the test. Alisa Nelson talks to Catherine Hofmann, the vice president of ACT’s state and federal programs.
The Missouri Legislature has passed its second bill of the session – a controversial education package. It would expand access to private schooling, allow Boone County to open charter schools, increase the minimum teacher salary, and restrict four-day school weeks,...