Elle Moxley
Elle covers education for KCUR. The best part of her job is talking to students. Before coming to KCUR in 2014, Elle covered Indiana education policy for NPR’s StateImpact project. Her work covering Indiana’s exit from the Common Core was nationally recognized with an Edward R. Murrow award. Her work at KCUR has been recognized by the Missouri Broadcasters Association and the Kansas City Press Club. She is a graduate of the University Of Missouri School Of Journalism. Elle regularly tweets photos of her dog, Kingsley. There is a wounded Dr. Ian Malcolm bobblehead on her desk.
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Missouri has postponed April municipal elections until June, a decision that could have a long-term impact on metro school districts asking voters to...
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Kansas and Missouri are at low risk for the coronavirus, but schools in the Kansas City metro are having “robust conversations” about how to protect...
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For the first time, Missouri is reporting how much is spent per child at every school in the state. It’s a requirement of the federal Every Student...
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Missouri students spending more money to earn degrees want to know they’re making a sound investment in their future. That’s why college administrators...
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The lawsuits say schools have had to hire more staff, install special sensors and provide programs to help students cope with nicotine addiction.
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Updated at 7:00 a.m. Oct. 7 — Celeste Trevino was dancing with a "friend of a friend" early Sunday morning at Tequila KC. It was about a half-hour...
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With college costs rising every year, Missouri’s A+ Scholarship Program is a bargain – 50 hours of tutoring in exchange for two free years of community...
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For months, Missouri education officials warned schools that new math and English language arts tests would be harder and scores would drop. Now...
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As Missouri school districts await state test scores they should have received months ago, some administrators said they're getting frustrated with the...
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Missouri students scored about as well as Illinois students but trailed their peers in Kansas on a national math and reading assessment, the Department...
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The Missouri State Board of Education on Tuesday advanced what’s been characterized as a “skinny” plan under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act....
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For years, the public defender system in Missouri has fought to alleviate a growing caseload it says leaves them unable to fairly represent clients.Now,…