Only the seventh Commissioner of Education in the history of Missouri, Karla Eslinger has a resume that appears tailor-made for the job. She started teaching in tiny Theodosia in a classroom with ...

A bundle of education legislation is on its way to the governor's desk after the Missouri General Assembly passed a handful of omnibus bills packed with changes to higher and K-12 schools.

Missouri high school graduates may soon be able to attend career-certificate programs for free after state lawmakers passed a ...

This week, Missouri expanded its education choice policy and Nebraska adopted a new school choice policy. So far this year, five states have enacted new education choice policies or expanded ...

The legislation requires school districts to develop cellphone use policies, including restricting them during instruction. Missouri lawmakers heard public testimony on a trio of bills Wednesday ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe’s policy director said a new formula for funding public schools should align with levels $300 million behind ...

It calls for state education officials to create any ... senior director of public policy and advocacy of PROMO, Missouri’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group. School had brief answers to questions ...

(KY3) - Missouri’s top education official is worried about funding ... once again be bustling with lawmakers as they decide ...

On the Department of Education question ... license. The Missouri Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization covering state government, politics and policy.

Columbia, Missouri, has a significant international ... With seemingly daily changes in immigration and education policies at the federal level, some refugees in Columbia and Boone County are ...

It calls for state education officials to create any ... senior director of public policy and advocacy of PROMO, Missouri’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group. School had brief answers to questions ...