missouri education

Missouri public school students could see more agriculture-based science lessons starting in kindergarten through high school under bills prefiled in both state legislative chambers that would establish a new statewide program.

A Cole County judge has approved revised ballot language for a proposed Missouri constitutional amendment dealing with public education following a court challenge over how the measure is described to voters.

Columbia, Southern Boone, Hallsville schools all will be closed Tuesday because of the winter weather.

The score is a 2.2 percentage point increase from 2024, and it places the district among the top 15% of Missouri districts.

A new Missouri law requires certain school districts to get voter approval to start or continue the four-day week. The Independence School District, which is by far the state's largest district on the shortened week, will put the issue before voters on Nov. 4.

A new report from St. Louis University researchers found that many Black teachers in Missouri faced employment termination or other forms of classroom displacement as a result of integration between 1954 and 1970.

Missouri's growth model shows educators how much learning their students accomplished in the school year relative to others in the state.

Columbia Public Schools students and teachers are grappling with the new cellphone usage ban that Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law in July.

Two initiative petition campaigns are suing the Missouri Secretary of State.

The shortened week is a solution for school districts that cannot afford higher compensation for their teachers.