High school students in some rural Missouri school districts are getting help to plan for life after graduation – and it’s paying off. Missouri launched a team effort last year to have college and career advisors help these students find their passion in life and make...
Missouri’s teacher shortage is complicated and a statewide commission is finalizing a variety of recommendations designed to put more teachers in front of the next generation’s workforce. The commission has been working on the plan for a few months. The...
Missouri students and teachers head back to the classroom soon. Schools are facing shortages of teachers this year. They are dealing with turnover among school administrators, bus drivers, school cafeteria workers – you name it. From curriculum to...
To hear the full Show Me Today interview with Sen. Karla Eslinger, click below (21:25). Missouri’s system that checks up on and accredits K-12 public schools is getting a review. State Senator Karla Eslinger, R-Wasola, is chairing the Senate Interim Committee on...
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...