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Nurses in schools across Missouri say their students struggle to afford period products and have missed school because of periods.
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New data from Missouri’s education department show how students have struggled during the pandemic.
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Missouri workforce diploma courses are an alternative to preparing for an equivalency exam.
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Education leaders want Missouri teachers to lean into research-backed literacy instruction methods, known as the science of reading.
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Demographers say after years of a declining birth rate, the student population declines aren’t a surprise. Still, they have a big impact on the operations of schools.
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The state’s commission on teacher recruitment and retention says Missouri should find a way to pay teachers more.
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The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its preliminary 2021-22 grade level and end-of-course assessments. Students are not performing at pre-pandemic levels.
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Missouri’s average starting teacher salary ranks as one of the lowest in the nation. Educators recounted that new and veteran teachers often have to find second jobs to make ends meet.
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It’s part of an effort to study the teacher shortage in the state and make policy changes to address high turnover rates.
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At forums in Riverview Gardens and Normandy, community members came together to discuss attendance, teacher turnover and the state’s role in the school districts.