education funding

Missouri legislative leaders are demanding answers from state education officials about a monthslong backlog in a child care subsidy program.

Missouri legislators this year approved $11 million to fully fund Parton's program that sends free books to children ages 5 and under. Parton came to Kansas City's briefly-renamed Folly Theater to celebrate — and sing a few songs.

With GOP leaders barring amendments to a 153-page education bill approved by the Senate earlier this year, the House mustered up just enough votes Thursday to pass the wide-ranging education bill that includes money to boost teacher salaries

Missouri students across the state could get scholarships for private school if state lawmakers are successful in expanding the current tax credit program.

Representative Doug Richey proposed a new tax credit bill to benefit non-public school families.

The University of Missouri system would receive a little over 500 million of the budgeted spending.

Supporters believe they have momentum, though GOP infighting in the Senate could doom their chances.

Missouri’s tax-credit-funded scholarship program will gain a new partner in one of the state’s largest public education institutions.

Some outed teachers and others in prominent fields have lost their jobs, raising questions about personal freedoms.

A new report found Missouri’s rural teachers are paid better only than those in Arkansas.