Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)

This is the first time Missouri schools are being rated under a new accountability system. Kansas City Public Schools — which just regained full accreditation last year — sits just above the range for provisional accreditation, while Hickman Mills would remain provisional. However, the state won't use these results to change accreditation status until the 2023-2024 school year.

Thousands of other Missouri families are waiting for benefits called summer Pandemic EBT, a federal program administered by states that provides a one-time deposit of $391 in grocery benefits for each eligible child. Compared to every other surrounding state, Missouri’s delays have been especially unusual.

Kansas Democrats can't seem to overcome the urban-rural divide that's keeping them out of the state legislature, despite some gains in Johnson County. Plus: A new law is changing how Missouri students are taught to read.

Education leaders want Missouri teachers to lean into research-backed literacy instruction methods, known as the science of reading.

The pandemic caused a greater loss in math instructional time compared to English language arts. There was also a loss in instructional time in virtual or distance learning compared to hybrid or in-classroom instruction.

Charlie Shields, the state board of education’s president, said Missouri is at a "point of crisis" as a state commission tries to come up with solutions for its chronic teacher shortage.

Missouri’s average starting teacher salary ranks as one of the lowest in the nation. Educators recounted that new and veteran teachers often have to find second jobs to make ends meet.

The survey is part of an effort to study Missouri's teacher shortage and make policy changes to address high turnover rates. Teacher salaries in Missouri are some of the lowest in the nation.

The bills now head to the Senate with two weeks left in the session.

A new review from the National Education Association teachers union found Missouri teachers are near the bottom in pay by multiple measures.

This year is part of a “transition” as Missouri education officials update the state’s accountability program for schools.

There are myriad reasons for teacher shortages at all levels of education in Missouri. What is the state doing to fill the void?