The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced that seven educators have advanced as finalists for the 2023 Missouri Teacher of the Year award.
Preliminary college enrollment numbers for the new fall semester show that Springfield’s public universities dropped while the private schools experienced gains.
Monday is the first day of school for many students across the Ozarks. While you are on your morning commute, you need to remember that there will be some extra traffic and busses out on the road.
The school year for Springfield Public Schools starts this Monday. And if your child plans on eating breakfast or lunch at school, there are some things you need to know.
The first day of kindergarten can be an emotional time for children and parents. That’s why Ozark had a kindergarten open house on Friday to help both groups deal with the first-day jitters before the school year arrives.
Computer glitches in the YMCA's registration process caused some parents to think they were already enrolled in the Springfield Public Schools childcare program when they weren't.
257 Springfield teachers decided to leave the Springfield Public School district last spring, and administrators have been working all summer to fill those positions.
Springfield Public Schools had a ribbon-cutting for its new AgAcademy that will offer the district's first magnet school that teaches about one of the state's most vital industries.
All schools throughout the Ozarks prioritize security measures during the summer months, like in Green Forest, where the district has implemented new door security scanners.
Parents are personally borrowing an average of $11,000 for their student’s college education. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa talks to experts about why parents may want to think twice before shouldering this burden.
There are more than 5,800 probable or confirmed cases of monkeypox across the country and with school back in session, there is concern that monkeypox could spread in classrooms.
The free/reduced school meal program offered to all students during the pandemic is now back to just being offered to families who fall into certain income/household size guidelines.
Every child feels differently about going back to school. Some may be excited, while others may be nervous. Anxiety in children may not look the same as it does in adults.
School is right around the corner, and teachers are trying to prepare their classrooms. You can help supply a classroom by purchasing items on your favorite teacher’s amazon wishlist.
The University of Missouri System will stop requiring masks starting Saturday at all four campuses, but local mandates in Kansas City and St. Louis will mean the face coverings must remain on at those locations.
Missouri’s health department is drawing up new guidelines to help schools keep children from catching COVID-19, the agency’s new director said Thursday.
Thousands of Missouri children have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the new school year began, and at least one rural school closed for cleaning after an outbreak.
Springfield’s four different college campuses along with Springfield Public Schools and the Springfield-Greene County Health Department reported Wednesday on vaccination numbers and COVID-19 cases on each of their campuses from the first few weeks of school.
Springfield Hillcrest students are dealing with remaining in their old building constructed in 1957 while watching a $30 million renovation going on around them...sometimes challenging their learning experience but giving them pride in their new home.
School is starting back up across the Ozarks, and local school nurses and doctors have tips on how to help protect your child’s immune system as they head back to the classroom.
It’s time to go back to school for many kids in the Ozarks. As you’re out on your morning commute, you need to keep a few things in mind to keep everyone safe.
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