Education News

11/07/2009

Missouri college bars tattoos for nursing students
Some Missouri Southern State University nursing school students are upset about an admission policy barring visible tattoos.

11/01/2009

Budget cuts could unplug virtual school
Budget cuts could force a Missouri school to close midway through the academic year, leaving students with half-earned credits scrambling to complete their education.

10/25/2009

Newspaper: Charter school operator accused
The chief of national charter-school operator Imagine Schools advocates controlling school boards and limiting their authority in an e-mail obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Herman says his resignation will help U of I
Former University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman says he thinks his resignation "clears the way" for the school's Urbana-Champaign campus to "move forward" after a recent scandal over admissions practices.

10/15/2009

Ill. lawmakers OK college grants without money
Illinois lawmakers have restored scholarships for about 137,000 college students next semester, even though it's not clear where state government will find the money.

10/14/2009

Lawmakers, Quinn agree to find money for grants
Lawmakers emerging from a meeting with Gov. Pat Quinn say they agreed to appropriate an extra $200 million for the Monetary Award Program. But they said they haven't figured out where to get the money.

Gov. Nixon touts health education program
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says about 470 future medical professionals will receive training through the Caring for Missourians program.

10/11/2009

Ill. school hired jailed teacher despite felony
A central Illinois school district says it was trying to give a young man another chance when it hired him as a teacher and coach despite a felony conviction in Tennessee.

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