MSTA Action – Feb. 15, 2019
Download the pdf. Retirement legislation update Several bills dealing with the Public School Retirement System (PSRS) advanced this week in the Missouri General Assembly. The House Pensions Committee conducted a hearing on HB723 (Pike) that [...]
2019 Media Awards
Each year MSTA recognizes outstanding media coverage and the communication efforts of CTAs, schools and MSTA members. To be considered, please complete the following forms: Professional Communications entry form Media awards entry form Materials must [...]
MSTA Maker Month lesson plans contest
We are turning March into MSTA Maker Month, a month devoted to celebrating makerspaces, STEM and STEAM initiatives across the state. We want to hear from you! Let us know about all your great related lesson [...]
Dissecting the Cells of Ethnicity
By Lisa Davis Orf There’s that occasional block of substitute teaching where the class doesn’t need you and, really, you’re just a casual observer keeping the room in compliance. A recent anatomy and physiology class [...]
To Retire or Not to Retire
I am facing that question right now and all of you will be, soon enough (or some may say, not soon enough). Just this past May, I attended an end-of-the-year district faculty meeting. They feed [...]
Harmful Retirement Legislation Filed
A bill that makes major changes to the Public School Retirement System was filed late last week in the Missouri House of Representatives. Currently, teachers in Missouri are required to participate in the PSRS system. [...]
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