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Legislation boosting teacher recruitment and retention in Missouri is once again a priority of the Missouri House, with a hearing Wednesday morning on a pair of Republican-backed bills. Rep. Ed Lewis, a Republican from Moberly, is sponsoring legislation based on the findings of the State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s blue ribbon commission. It […]

Missouri ranks 50th in average starting teacher pay, but legislators have a plan to boost salaries statewide.

Legislation boosting teacher recruitment and retention in Missouri is once again a priority of the Missouri House, with a hearing Wednesday morning on a pair of Republican-backed bills.

Superintendent openings remain elevated this school year, but the number of retiring superintendents has come down from pandemic highs, while the number of experienced superintendents filling those openings has gone up.

The Blair Oaks School Board got an earful of praise and criticism for its policy on transgender students Tuesday, following weeks of questions from the community.

JEFFERSON CITY -- New superintendents have entered the profession at an increasing rate during the pandemic, data suggests.

Plenty of Jefferson City area students take a load of college credits with them when they graduate high school, and with recent legislative changes, those credits may become even more accessible to students.

Friends, family, staff and faculty flooded the Russellville High School gymnasium to honor seniors Friday during their graduation ceremony.

Plans to pay teachers more are still up in the air in Missouri.

For Jefferson City area schools, Gov. Mike Parson's pay raise plan for teachers would be a mixed bag.