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Public education leaders guide task force studying Missouri school funding

The local effort task force is charged with finding solutions to adapt a new funding formula to varying property values and tax rates statewide. The current foundation formula calculates local funding with an assumed tax rate of $3.43 per $100 of assessed valuation.

Missouri lawmakers pass ban on cell phones in public school classrooms

Students needing a mobile device for a disability are exempt, and cell phones are allowed during safety emergencies. Districts and charter schools can decide if teachers may permit phone use in class.

Missouri governor signs $468M education bill that boosts teacher pay, expands charters

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Tuesday that boosts the minimum salary for teachers, changes the formula for funding public schools and expands a tax-credit scholarship for private schools.

Missouri lawmakers poised for debate over open enrollment, private school scholarships

After years of failed efforts to get their priorities across the finish line, advocates for making major changes to Missouris public school system feel they have the momentum.

Missouri education leaders say social-emotional learning guidelines an ongoing discussion

A new behavior and character education framework will be provided to Missouri schools, but many are confused as to whats next.

Missouri education board returns St. Louis-area school districts to local control

The Missouri State Board of Education decided Tuesday that Riverview Gardens School District and Normandy Schools Collaborative had shown enough progress to return to traditional school-board elections.