It is no secret that Missouri struggles to achieve proficiency in reading. In 2024, 42% of Missouri’s fourth grade students scored below basic, meaning they did not meet the lowest performance standard of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, according to the Nation’s Report Card. To combat the low scores, recent literacy mandates require evidence-based […]
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For the first time, a Jefferson County teacher has been named the state American History Teacher of the Year by the Daughters of the American …
Seckman High School Principal Jeff Krutzsch will soon say goodbye to the only school district he has ever worked for and the school he has wor…
The Grandview R-2 School District has hired a new superintendent for the next school year.
Carl Wood, a language arts teacher at Northwest High School, was one of more than 100 honorees to recently receive an Emerson 2025 Excellence …
Kristen Price, a teacher at the Northwest R-1 School District’s Early Childhood Center, was one of 34 educators recently named Missouri Region…
More and more, people are using artificial intelligence (AI), especially in their social media feeds. While the advancement of AI over the las…