A new survey shows strong demand for afterschool programs in Missouri, but most families cannot access them. Alisa Nelson talks to Jen Rinehart, with the Washington, D.C.-based Afterschool Alliance, to find out what’s causing the accessibility problems.
Central Missouri Cooperatives hosts a two-day program in Jefferson City titled “Energy In Today’s Classroom” that helps educators bring real-world lessons on power generation, energy sources, and the economics of energy back to their students. Keith...
The Missouri Legislature has had two special sessions this summer – one that aims to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Missouri. The other is to change Congressional districts and make it tougher to pass citizen-led changes to the state Constitution. Alisa...
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 world we live in today faces school safety threats regularly. The Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Center for Education Safety has been using a video simulator for the past year to help train school employees for the worst. Alisa Nelson gets an...