Education News
Oklahoma addresses teacher shortage with new initiative
Oklahoma begins a new initiative to help schools suffering from staffing and teacher shortages.
Special Election: Pittsburg USD 250 $16.5 million school bond
It's Special Election Day for the Pittsburg USD 250 School Bond (Jan. 18, 2022). Residents living within the district can vote until 7:00 pm.
COVID-19 Questions for Schools
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MSSU gets new degree, new VP of Academic Affairs
Missouri Southern State University announces a new degree program and a new leadership member.
Local Head Start centers struggle to find income-eligible families
More parents are being put on waiting lists to enroll in Head Start due to wage increases pushing families over poverty guidelines required for the federal program.
Missouri Southern updates its masking guidance
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Missouri Southern is temporarily changing its masking guidance. The university is requiring masks to be worn in classrooms, meetings where social distancing is not possible,…
As many local districts close, some, are able to remain open
While a lot of districts are halting in-person learning, some schools are still in session. We spoke with one of those districts still in session.
McDonald County goes to virtual learning for Jan 14
McDonald County R-1 School District goes to virtual learning for Friday, Jan. 14.
Navient to pay $1.85 billion for predatory student loan claims
Navient will pay $1.85 billion in debt cancellation and restitution for predatory student loan claims. It's due to a nationwide settlement filed by a coalition of 39 attorneys general.
Joplin Schools cancels classes for Friday, Jan. 14
Joplin parents get an automated message saying school is canceled for Friday, January 14, 2022.
Local school districts move to virtual learning
School districts across the four states are facing the tough decision to temporarily go back to virtual learning. The Carthage school district announced Monday night they would be…
Kansas reduces requirements for substitute teachers
Substitute teachers in Kansas will not be required to have college credit hours under an emergency declaration approved Wednesday in response to a worsening staff shortage in the state's schools because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kansas governor proposes to set aside $600M, spend reserves
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly proposed Wednesday that Kansas put $600 million of its surplus revenue in a rainy day fund and spend nearly $1.8 billion of the excess revenue on a long list of projects.
International students prepare for new country, new semester at PSU
Throughout the week, international students arrived at the Joplin Airport to prepare for the upcoming Pitt State University semester.
More schools close this week due to Covid (Jan. 13-14)
Pittsburg, Fort Scott and Webb City public schools join others in canceling classes for the rest of the week, through Jan. 14, 2022. They each cite illness or Covid-19 reasons. Some other schools are opting to go virtual for the remainder of the week.
Pittsburg USD 250 cancels school for rest of week
Pittsburg USD 250 closes for the remainder of the week (Jan. 13-14). The district sites staff shortages due to Covid-19 as the cause.
Virtual learning discussions come back to local schools
The Neosho School District is canceling school for the remainder of the week due to illness (Jan. 11-14, 2022). Other area schools are monitoring Covid numbers as they consider going to virtual learning.
