Roughly 170 of Missouri’s more than 500 school districts operate four days a week, but there’s a legislative effort that could limit who offers the shortened weeks. Sen. Doug Beck, D-Affton, wants to require districts with more than 30,000 residents to hold school...
The Missouri Senate began debate this week about whether to make it tougher to approve a vote of the people through the initiative petition process. The upper chamber spent several hours Monday and Tuesday debating the proposal. Initiative petitions are a way to...
The Missouri Legislature’s session has ended without passing restrictions on four-day school weeks. Roughly 160 of Missouri’s more than 500 school districts have the shortened weeks in class. Most of the districts operating four days a week are rural ones, but larger...
