One year ago, the nation’s first nature school opened in central Missouri’s Boone County. Alisa Nelson talks to the State Department of Conservation’s Education Branch Chief, Margie Vandeven, who says learning in nature is having an incredible impact on student...
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...
Applications are pouring in from potential students, hoping to fill in-demand jobs in Missouri. State education officials say interest is growing in the Fast Track grant program, which helps adult students pay tuition and fees. Sue Danielson is joined by Leroy Wade,...
Chaplains will soon be allowed to work and volunteer in public school classrooms in Missouri, thanks to a new law signed by Governor Mike Kehoe. Bill sponsor, State Senator Rusty Black, shares the details on Show Me Today.
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...
