Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State Rep. Brenda Shields, R-St. Joseph, presents the first bill to be debated by the Missouri House Feb. 3, 2026. Her legislation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Lawmakers in the Missouri House are expected to approve a new round of legislation this week, including a ...

Two proposals in the Missouri House aim to expand gifted education in public schools. One bill would mandate screening for all students for gifted programs before the third grade. A second bill ...

Apolonio “Polo” Trejo has made it his personal calling to help teachers better recognize “invisible characteristics” of gifted young students. Trejo, a bilingual educator and professor at Our Lady of ...

A bill requiring public schools to screen all students to determine if they qualify for gifted education by the time they reach the third grade passed the Missouri House on a 142-8 vote Monday. It ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Lawmakers in the Missouri House are expected to approve a new round of legislation this week, including a measure that would require school districts to expand existing efforts ...