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Margie Vandeven, who leaves the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at the end of the month, discusses enduring problems and bright futures within Missouri’s K-12 education system.
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The state will enter the new fiscal year July 1 with a near-record cash surplus as state spending falls short of budgeted amounts and revenues meet expectations.
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The legislation backed by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will boost the minimum salary for teachers, change the formula for funding public schools and expands a tax-credit scholarship for private schools.
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A wide-ranging bill in the Missouri legislature includes provisions to address the state's struggle to recruit and retain teachers, but also includes controversial school choice measures.
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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education found little to no learning loss after switch to four-day school week.
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Missouri’s Board of Education changed a rule this week that had prevented many child care providers from accessing the $26 million in grant funding allocated by lawmakers this year.
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The state board of education tapped the state senator to take over after Margie Vandeven's retirement.
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If approved, the first funding formula increase since 2020 would cost taxpayers an additional $120 million.
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The Missouri State Board of Education agreed earlier this month that K-12 social-emotional-learning standards are an essential part of the school day. Now, its members are worried politicization of the phrase “social-emotional learning” may complicate the public comment period.
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The school districts want to use a new Missouri law to get out of the Missouri standardized tests and experiment with a different system.