A state lawmaker from the Kansas City area is pushing for stronger penalties for passing a stopped school bus, saying too many drivers are zooming around them and endangering children’s lives. Marshall Griffin talked to State Representative Mike Jones of Platte County...
Missouri’s K-12 public schools have received their annual report cards. The reports tell schools how they are doing overall in terms of performance. Alisa Nelson talks to State Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger, who says Missouri’s schools are gradually...
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...
