Governor Mike Parson announced that five Missouri colleges are grant recipients of over $5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Child Care Plan funding to improve the quality and availability of child care and early education programs. “Access to quality child care is critical for working families, and attending college is […]
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Missouri Education Department proposes $8.5 billion FY2022 budget
The Missouri Board of Education has voted today in favor of the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) $8.5 billion proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning next July. The plan is a slim increase over the current budget year – about $26.8 million. “FY22 almost certainly will be a challenging revenue year, […]
Parent education workshops to be held in Chillicothe
The University of Missouri Extension will hold parent education workshops at the North Missouri Center for Youth and Families in Chillicothe starting April 25. The five-week Building Strong Families series will run Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11 o’clock. The workshops will focus on learning to identify and build upon family strengths to make families […]