State Board addresses school attendance
The State Board of Education adopted an emergency rule this week and proposed a rule through the normal order of rulemaking to address attendance hour reporting and requirements. The SBOE voted to expand the Alternative [...]
COVID-19 survey results: MSTA members share opinions and concerns about the 2020-21 school year.
In an effort to gather information from our members reflecting on the 2019-20 school year and looking forward to the 2020-21 school year, MSTA sent out the survey with questions about the effect of COVID-19 [...]
Classroom Political Conversations
As you may have noticed, there is a fairly contentious presidential election going on right now in the United States. And with a contentious election season comes the potential for political discussions to creep into [...]
Missouri State Teachers Foundation June Classroom Grant Winners 2020
Congratulations to Melissa Arrington (Neelyville), Dagney Ogle (Willard), and AshLea Forrest (Windsor) for winning $100 classroom grants from the Missouri State Teachers Foundation! MSTF promotes excellence in teaching and education. Read the awardees’ quotes below. Melissa Arrington "My 3rd graders [...]
From Disappointment to Determination
Dear 2020 Seniors, I get it. You worked for nearly two decades to achieve your goal, and then you had the culmination of all of your hard work ripped away from you by an invisible [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court handed down a ruling that prohibits employment discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. While Title VII does [...]
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