Tagged: education

A Washington-based education group is suing the University of Missouri over its refusal to provide records related to teacher training at the university system's four campuses.

Missouri elementary and secondary schools will now have more flexibility from the federal No Child Left Behind requirements. More control is back in the hands of the state after the US Department of Education announced Missouri as one of five states granted a waiver Friday.

New state projections show more Missouri school districts would have their accreditation come under extra scrutiny under a new evaluation system.

A national education organization has filed a lawsuit against Lincoln University in Jefferson City over access to records.

The latest U.S. Department of Education figures show Missouri’s average student loan default rates are lower than the national average and institutions paired with the Missouri Department of Higher Education have even lower rates.

Republican leaders in the Missouri House are backing legislation that would limit the discussion of people's sexual orientation in public schools.

The Missouri Senate has passed bills that would allow for more charter schools in the state and would also allow the state to take over failing school districts more quickly.