University of Missouri adjusts to budget cuts COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Administrators at the University of Missouri in Columbia are working to maintain research and education opportunities despite proposed budget cuts and job eliminations. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the university released a budget proposal in May calling for the elimination of more than…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate overturned Gov. Bruce Rauner on public education funding Sunday, voting to override an amendatory veto despite the Republican governor’s contention that his changes would mean millions of dollars more for school districts outside Chicago. The Senate voted 38-19 to reject significant changes the first-term governor made to the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Just days before the school bell’s ring, the Democratic-controlled Illinois Legislature is grappling with a Republican governor over how to fix the biggest gap in the U.S. between a state’s richest schools and its poorest. School funding is in limbo after Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto powers this month to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A new Missouri law has made 183 St. Louis teachers eligible for retirement, though the district’s top administrator and union members don’t expect an exodus of teachers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the school district is sending teachers a letter signed by Superintendent Kelvin Adams and the American Federation of…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has its belated state budget, but the state Capitol’s next flashpoint in the political struggle over finances is about how to fund public education with just weeks before the first day of school. The spending plan lawmakers enacted this month over Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes includes a $350 million…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is expecting its smallest class of incoming freshmen in nearly two decades at its Columbia campus. The university said in a statement Friday it projects about 4,000 freshmen will enroll at the school in August. That’s a 14-percent drop, down by about 700 students from last year.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A dormitory association at the University of Missouri is pushing that a new residence hall on campus be named after a prominent late black journalist once denied admission there. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the campus Residence Halls Association has included Lucile Bluford’s name among a list of potential ones for…
Carbondale, IL (KTRS) – Southern Illinois University is cutting its men’s and women’s tennis programs and reducing scholarships for the men’s swimming and diving teams. University leaders announced the reductions on Thursday, citing a declining enrollment and the state’s budget crisis. School officials say the move will save about $660,000 annually starting next school year.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Public Schools is making the grade. On Tuesday morning, the Missouri State Board of Education voted unanimously to grant full accreditation to the district. This was followed by a late afternoon news conference by school and city leaders at the SLPS Administrative Offices Building. During a news conference, Superintendent Dr.…
Gov. Jay Nixon has restricted $51 million in spending for Medicaid and excess bond authority, while making available nearly $4 million for schools, law enforcement, higher education, and mental health for the current fiscal year budget. “As Governor, I have kept Missouri’s budget in balance by restricting more than $2.2 billion in spending authorized by the…