Missouri K-12 public school students are adjusting to a new academic year with a new school safety law and cell phone ban. Alisa Nelson talks to John McDonald, with the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Center for Education Safety, who says the new normal is...
The University of Missouri has been teaching teachers to use strategies that promote positive social interactions in the classroom. What are the results? Alisa Nelson talks to Christi Bergin, an MU child psychologist, who says she has two “powerhouse” techniques that...
The U.S. Department of Education has chosen Missouri to head up a national experiment on a new K-12 statewide testing model to measure what students know. Missouri is the only state in the nation to begin the trial run during the upcoming school year. The state will...
The Missouri National Education Association is suing the state to stop $51 million in state funding designated for MO-Scholars, Missouri’s K-12 scholarship program to help send public school students to private schools. Alisa Nelson talks to Patrick Layden, executive...
From cell phone restrictions to anti-intruder door locks and CPR training, a giant school safety package is inching through the Missouri Legislature. Alisa Nelson talks to the bill sponsor, St. Joseph Representative Brenda Shields, who says if students feel safe,...
