A hot topic in the Missouri Legislature has been focused on teachers – recruiting them, retaining them, and paying them adequately. State Senator Rusty Black is back with a bill that aims to help teachers out this session with a bill he has filed.
Missouri lawmakers and education leaders are keenly aware of the state’s problem plaguing teaching and retention shortages, and some are working to remedy the situation. The Missouri Board of Education reconvened a statewide commission on teacher recruitment and...
Gov. Mike Parson has rolled out a $47 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year. The plan is about a $12 billion increase over the current fiscal year’s budget, a nice chunk being made up of a flow of federal dollars and new revenue. Parson released his budget...
