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At a desk wedged between a hallway vent and a classroom door, Marge Mangelsdorf coaxed Harlan to write down what he remembered. The two had just finished reading Hi! Fly Guy, a popular children’s book about a boy and his pet bug. Now it was time for Harlan, a first grader at Bayless Elementary School […]

In the first education hearings of the legislative session, Missouri lawmakers considered several school choice initiatives.

With more Missouri school districts switching to four-day weeks — including some of the largest — education leaders and state legislators are raising concerns. Four-day weeks have been an option for Missouri schools since 2011, and now over 30% of the state’s districts have adopted this shortened week — serving around 11% of the state’s […]

With more Missouri school districts switching to four-day weeks — including some of the largest — education leaders and state legislators are raising concerns.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education finds little to no learning loss after the switch to a four-day week.

With more Missouri school districts switching to four-day weeks -- including some of the largest -- education leaders and state legislators are raising concerns.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education finds little to no learning loss after switch to four-day school week.

With more Missouri school districts switching to four-day weeks — including some of the largest — education leaders and state legislators are raising concerns.

Yet research suggests four-day weeks do not diminish academics so long as instructional hours remain constant

Here are the events we are looking forward to Jan. 5 to Jan. 11.