by Alisa Nelson | Apr 4, 2022 | Education, Legislature, News
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) says it has been asking for millions to help improve academically struggling K-12 school districts. That funding has come up short over the years. During a Missouri Board of Education meeting, State...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 10, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri K-12 Education Department has been reviewing whether the state can use federal coronavirus aid to give teachers a bonus next school year if they stay on the job. The idea was first brought up last October by state Board of Education President Charlie...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 10, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
The Missouri Board of Education is working to craft a statewide plan to help deal with the intensifying social and emotional needs of K-12 public school students. During a board meeting Tuesday, member Kim Bailey says the COVID-19 era has aggravated these problems....
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 21, 2020 | Education, News
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website says the state has had 28 charter schools close since 2005. Robbyn Wahby, executive director of the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, says most of the closures are due to poor academic...