/tags/missouri-school-boards-association Missouri School Boards Association en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-08/missouri-governor-signs-468m-education-bill-that-boosts-teacher-pay-expands-charters 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. Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-08/missouri-governor-signs-468m-education-bill-that-boosts-teacher-pay-expands-charters Annelise Hanshaw /education/2023-06-29/missouri-school-boards-request-commission-to-adjust-funding-formula-for-inflation The state’s funding for school districts has remained relatively unchanged as inflation sped up in the past decade. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:56:30 GMT /education/2023-06-29/missouri-school-boards-request-commission-to-adjust-funding-formula-for-inflation Annelise Hanshaw /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-03-09/missouri-school-boards-are-caught-in-culture-wars-advocates-yearn-for-something-more Amid a growing political divide, education advocates encourage parents and community members to engage with school boards in an effort to keep the focus on what’s best for students, rather than on the priorities of a select few. Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:59:05 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-03-09/missouri-school-boards-are-caught-in-culture-wars-advocates-yearn-for-something-more Emily Woodbury /government-politics-issues/2021-10-27/missouri-school-boards-association-withdraws-from-national-organization-over-a-letter-to-biden The state school board association withdrew from its parent organization over a letter calling for action against “domestic terrorism." Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:30:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-10-27/missouri-school-boards-association-withdraws-from-national-organization-over-a-letter-to-biden Tessa Weinberg /education/2020-05-07/socially-distanced-carpet-squares-heres-what-schools-may-look-like-in-august There’s now a template for how in-class learning will look once schools reopen in Missouri. Complying with it all will require some complicated… Thu, 07 May 2020 17:36:23 GMT /education/2020-05-07/socially-distanced-carpet-squares-heres-what-schools-may-look-like-in-august Ryan Delaney /education/2018-08-06/school-district-uses-missouri-law-to-arm-staff-for-first-time A Missouri law adopted four years ago to arm school staff was used for the first time this summer. It’s a step one school district took to increase… Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:53:51 GMT /education/2018-08-06/school-district-uses-missouri-law-to-arm-staff-for-first-time Ryan Delaney /education/2018-03-27/missouri-law-allows-armed-teachers-schools-are-using-something-else A small number of rural Missouri school districts are allowing some teachers to carry concealed guns. Instead of following a state law that sets out how… Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:17:23 GMT /education/2018-03-27/missouri-law-allows-armed-teachers-schools-are-using-something-else Ryan Delaney /education/2016-07-30/missouri-school-safety-official-calls-for-more-funding-and-planning-to-prevent-attacks The director of Missouri’s Center for Education Safety wants the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to require all schools to have… Sat, 30 Jul 2016 12:53:45 GMT /education/2016-07-30/missouri-school-safety-official-calls-for-more-funding-and-planning-to-prevent-attacks /education/2011-10-18/school-boards-administrators-issue-new-vision-for-missouri-schools This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 18, 2011 - What does Missouri need to do to push its schools into the top tier nationwide?A new… Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:03:21 GMT /education/2011-10-18/school-boards-administrators-issue-new-vision-for-missouri-schools Dale Singer /government-politics-issues/2011-09-01/missouri-refines-its-application-for-waiver-from-federal-school-rules This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 1, 2011 - Missouri education officials have already modified their application for a waiver… Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:40:33 GMT /government-politics-issues/2011-09-01/missouri-refines-its-application-for-waiver-from-federal-school-rules Dale Singer