A new national report ranks Missouri 32nd in the well-being of children – down four spots from last year’s report. Alisa Nelson talks to Lisa Hamilton, president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, about how Missouri stacks up in the new annual...
ADVISORY: THIS INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BEFORE THE BILL BEING SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR MIKE PARSON Governor Mike Parson has signed a bill that would expand charter schools to Boone County and expand access to private schooling with taxpayer money. Alisa Nelson talks...
Missouri law does not require high schoolers to take driver’s education before they can drive. Instead of spending the summer learning to drive, Windsor Representative Rodger Reedy is sponsoring a bill that would require students to take a scaled-back driver...
A state senator wants help to be heartbeats away when a student’s heart stops. Alisa Nelson talks to State Senator Karla Eslinger, who is sponsoring a bill that would require Missouri schools to be ready to adequately respond to a heart emergency.
If Missouri schools fail to adequately report bullying, it could cost them. Alisa Nelson talks to Marshfield Representative John Black about his anti-bullying bill.
