missouri education

The Columbia School Board decided Feb. 28 will not be used to make up Wednesday's snow day.

Parents would be able to review or reject material with which they disagree.

Department of Secondary and Elementary Education officials said the data signals a turning point in a teacher shortage the state has struggled to address in recent years.

Over $150,000 in grant money will be awarded for learning resources to 30 schools in the Columbia Public School District.

Roughly 61,000 school-age children are homeschooled, or about 6% of all students across the state.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education believes that lowering a GPA requirement for teachers will improve teacher recruitment and retention without reducing educator quality

The Midwest Newsroom and its partners found that homeless students eligible for enrollment, transportation and academic support in most rural school districts are not getting these services because the districts are undercounting students without stable housing and not applying for available funds.

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.

Administration believes that phones are a barrier to education, as it distracts students from learning and also increases cyberbullying.

Doctors say parents should start getting their students back into a routine before the first day of school.