St. Louis Community College's Wildwood campus

The last tax-increase campaign pushed by St. Louis Community College ended poorly for everyone involved.

The April 2006 ballot question, aimed at making improvements at several campuses, failed at the polls. The political consultant hired by…

JEFFERSON CITY — Without ceremony, Gov. Jay Nixon put his imprimatur today on a mammoth education bill passed by the General Assembly.

The wide-ranging plan (SB291), shepherded by Rep. Maynard Wallace, R-Thornfield, includes:

– A controversial provision allowing teachers in the St.…

Joe Adams

After serving more than 33 years as a council member and mayor of University City, Joe Adams is moving to a new political arena.

Adams, the city’s mayor since 1996, is running for state senator in the 14th District. He is…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It seems the Madison County Regional Office of Education has too much money lying around.

A state audit released this morning reports that the office, which coordinates support services for school districts throughout the county, had more than…

Home-schoolers gather on the Capitol steps.

UPDATE: The bill has passed 110-46 with the home-school fix. It now goes back to the Senate.

JEFFERSON CITY — Hundreds of home-schooled students and their parents showed up at the Capitol today to protest a…

JEFFERSON CITY — With  the budget behind them, Missouri legislators have one week left to pass any pet projects they have left. Some, like CWIP and the abortion coercion bill, have pretty much died.

Jeff Smith

JEFFERSON CITY — Mo. Sen. Jeff Smith had an op-ed piece about education reform in the Beacon on Tuesday:

It is illogical for a 30-year teaching veteran whose students invariably make little academic progress to make twice what a third-year teacher…

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Sen. Joan Bray said today that she would filibuster a bill that would allow for concealed carry on college campuses.

Bray spoke briefly at a press conference put on by anti-concealed carry advocates, including Colin Goddard, a student…

JEFFERSON CITY — The two state education boards met today to discuss education from preschool to graduate school, and they heard from at least one person who is still hoping for a quality rating system.

Karen Bartz of the Coordinating Board for…

Rhone, left, and Cedric

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed St. Louis promoter Eric C. Rhone, manager and confidant of local favorite Cedric the Entertainer, to the state Tourism Commission.

Rhone has long been the right-hand man to Cedric, who was born in…