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Nine bills that either directly addressed or were related to school transfers and accreditation were combined into one bill and passed Thursday by the…
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Mo. Lawmakers Want Performance To Play Role In Higher Ed. Funding While Nixon Reverses $8.5M In CutsUpdated at 6:03 p.m. to include details on a House-Sen. joint committee's proposal to use performance-based criteria in a new Higher Ed. funding formula.A…
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The Missouri Senate is wrestling with legislation that would tweak the state’s public school funding formula.The bill is pitting rural and suburban…
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Missouri lawmakers will be trying to plug a half-billion-dollar gap in next year's budget when they convene their 2012 session on Wednesday.State budget…
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A six-judge panel that redrew Missouri’s State House and Senate districts has made a few changes to the Senate map.The original map had raised…
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A task force is recommending that funding for universities and community colleges in Missouri be based in part on graduation rates and other…
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Governor Jay Nixon (D) wants to move Missouri’s universities and community colleges back to a performance-based funding model.It would mark a return to…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 11, 2011 - A new report on charter schools in Missouri presents an interesting lesson: It may be…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 17, 2010 - If a state Senate panel has its way, Missouri students 10 years from now will be…
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A special Missouri Senate committee is recommending that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education be merged with the Department of Higher…