Missouri board of education

Missouri is the only state that still operates separate day schools for special education. But the Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled are struggling with declining enrollment, with 36% fewer students over the past 16 years.

Academic performance at most public schools has improved, but attendance is not back to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the Missouri Department of Secondary and Elementary Education.

Margie Vandeven has spent seven years at the helm of Missouri public schools, but she’ll step down at the end of June. The outgoing commissioner shares her thoughts about key issues facing Missouri schools. Also, headlines from across the metro.

A Missouri bill lays out a plan to let more public schools to teach the Bible, but designing a course that respects students’ First Amendment rights can be tricky.

Former students of Agape Boarding School and Circle of Hope have sought to expose the operators of schools where they allege students were subject to years of abuse.

The state health department will offer public, private and charter K-12 schools a screening COVID testing program for the upcoming school year

Segment 1: Former DESE commissioner says, "the decison to bring me back needed to be about doing what's best for the children in the state of…

Segment 1: The former Missouri senator balances heavy workloads as CEO of Truman Medical Center and president of the state Board of Education.These days,…

The president of the Missouri State Board of Education said he’d be willing to consider full accreditation for the Kansas City Public Schools as soon as…

For months, Missouri education officials warned schools that new math and English language arts tests would be harder and scores would drop.Now…

The roster on the Missouri State Board of Education is deep enough to hold a meeting for the first time since December. Gov. Mike Parson appointed two...

Segment 1: With only three of eight seats occupied, Missouri's Board of Education has gone months without a meeting.Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens…