Reading and writing serve as the foundation for so much of elementary school education and always has. While that remains unchanged, expectations of children and teachers evolve with the times. Dr. Chloe Bolyard, assistant professor of elementary education at Missouri State University, shares recent changes in elementary education. Evolving education One of the biggest … [Read more...] about How elementary education has evolved
Young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have a chance to experience college life thanks to a new program at Missouri State University called Bear POWER. The first group of up to 10 students will begin their two-year, five-semester inclusive college education in January 2019. Bear POWER Director Rachel Heinz offers more insights about the … [Read more...] about Making the college experience accessible
SPRINGFIELD – Starting next January, up to ten young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities will attend Missouri State University. They will have the full college experience – living on campus and attending classes. Bear POWER (Promoting Opportunities for Work, Education and Resilience) is a 2 1/2 year inclusive college program for students with intellectual … [Read more...] about Bear POWER accepting applications
MSU President Clif Smart (center), major donors and Greenwood Lab School's parents and students break ground on Phase I of the school's expansion project. Greenwood Laboratory School will be celebrating its 110-year anniversary in 2018. The building, which turned 50 years old this year, is undergoing a multi-million dollar expansion project to upgrade its … [Read more...] about Major renovations planned for Greenwood Lab School
“I was stunned by the conditions that people in poverty endured” Driving down her street in Kansas City, Missouri, Helen (Brewer) Hurst takes the time to really look at the houses. These are houses for low- to moderate-income families. Hurst helped secure funding for many of these houses. “A great number of the housing developments I worked on are here in Kansas City,” said … [Read more...] about Helping families into homes