Springfield News-Leader

Deeply divided Springfield school board revises school lunch anti-discrimination policy

In a tense meeting, the Springfield, Missouri school board voted to add "gender identity and sexual orientation" to a pair of anti-discrimination policies governing school lunches.

Facing opposition, MO school board will not adopt social-emotional learning standards

Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven said social-emotional learning standards have become divisive. "States are implementing SEL standards or they are forbidding them."