Formerly with @JoplinGlobe, now a reporter for @sgfcitizen.bsky.social. If you like #Destiny, #DnD, card magic, talking politics or the #Saints we'll get along GREAT! ⚜♠🐲https://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3mtyxjpapfs2hThe public does not yet get to see the statistics behind the behavior program's third year — state is in charge of 'em. First and second years show effectiveness. But educators emphasize that those aren't the most important statistics. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyxjpapfs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3meonlhkqyk26After leaving his previous post, Doug Van Zyl was a finalist for a superintendent's job in Loveland, Colorado. (My sources tell me it's pronounced "Z-eye-ll," rhyming with "while.") [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3meonlhkqyk26https://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3mejn5leeic2t"Teachers are leaving SPS in droves." I can't tell you how many times I've hear people say that in casual conversation. While teaching is a hard profession that has gotten more challenging over the last few years, state statistics of SPS' employment picture show that retention is improving. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejn5leeic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3mejj4zsdgc2rMy BlackBerry loving heart can't believe these wondrous times in which we live. TWO viable keyboard phones are due out this year! https://www.phonearena.com/news/the-battle-for-the-best-keyboard-phone-intensifies-as-unihertz-titan-2-elite-teases-a-key-feature_id17788210 Feb 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejj4zsdgc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3mczulvga5c2aAre we still doing shelfies? Just me? Cool! A friend reminded me of Anne Lamott's "Bird By Bird," and it's been on my writing bookshelf the longest. I really needed her chapter on radio station KFKD today!22 Jan 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczulvga5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3mckoslimj22iPending the board's approval, the memory lab would offer a variety of technical equipment for converting media into digital resources. The project resonated with the Lipscombs because of how much the lab's namesake valued historic preservation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckoslimj22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3mci22czr4c2sIt's impressive to hear Nixa Public Schools students talk about all the prep work they are putting in for this tournament. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jan 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mci22czr4c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3mb7r72z74s2bMan, am I excited for achaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine, after the discoveries they made in the Amazon! The two will be publishing their findings in scientific journals in a few months, and will then start raising money to fund a return trip. https://sgfcitizen.org/schools/springfield-colleges-universities/msu-archaeologists-find-their-suspected-structures-in-amazon-expedition-and-much-more/30 Dec 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7r72z74s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3m65qm5nkmc2kThe more I learn about Arthur Mallory, the more I regret not finding the chance to talk to him. Education had a strong advocate and an effective mentor in Mallory, and his legacy will be felt for years across the country. Grateful to the people who talked to me for this report. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65qm5nkmc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3m5ysgnolfc23The loss of a full week for Thanksgiving comes from how the school year will have a later start, thanks to a Missouri law that governs when a school district can set the first day. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ysgnolfc23https://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3m5jqe6oj4k2fThis is a plate with cashew chicken, McSalty's Pizza, candied bacon, pickles and more of Brent Dunn's favorite food. The director of the Missouri State University Foundation was surprised today with a naming gift. Story coming later today in the @sgfcitizen.bsky.social.13 Nov 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jqe6oj4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3m4ybhwxol22xThe district marks three consecutive years of improvement under the newest version of the state's school improvement system, and four consecutive years between them. The report card also points out what SPS officials think is their best graduation rate in about two decades. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ybhwxol22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3m23eys65v22oWhile I was at this celebration, I asked some parents how they felt about a district-wide committee's recommendation to change Wilson's Creek from a 5-6 intermediate school to a 6-8 middle school. The opinions were mixed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2025 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23eys65v22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lzm6zsztns27The cum laude system will trade the competition of honoring the top 15% of graduates with a merit-based system that rewards a student's work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzm6zsztns27https://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lz2dufdsq22gAva Smith was an avid user of the Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library, checking out books, using meeting rooms for her clubs and using its computers. Her generosity will be remembered in a spot that will be the library district's highest-profile meeting space. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2dufdsq22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lyvbdzfwg22nThis is still a developing story; I'm waiting to hear back from Springfield Public Schools officials. The Glendale chapter is one of the only chapters in a high school, according to Turning Point USA's website. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvbdzfwg22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lyo5uobqik2pAll the funding for what is Missouri State's biggest building project came from state and federal sources. Students and professors love the new building's modern, spacious labs, and this is only the completion of the first of two construction phases. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2025 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyo5uobqik2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lylfqa3br22lIf you make a video with a question and tell me to read the comments for the answer, I assure you I will not read the comments11 Sep 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lylfqa3br22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lylf7hn7ck2eHilarious teacher TikToks aside, there is not a lot of training available for teachers on how to spot the use of AI. But educators say that the toolbox for how a teacher follows a student's progress is more than up for the task. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lylf7hn7ck2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lygdxz7wb22wThe expedition's main goal is to figure out whether the geoglyphs they have found are either structures or trenches. Either way, they had to have been made by humans, and that could help redefine what we know about pre-Columbian societies, the archaeologists say. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2025 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygdxz7wb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lybaorqjd22pI took this selfie seconds before Kamara scored the team's first TD of the season, so hey! Off to a good start, I guess! A rowdy, rousing Who Dat for all who celebrate! ⚜️07 Sep 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybaorqjd22phttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3ly4gundzjk2vThe Springfield Clinical Campus already houses third- and fourth-year students for clinical experience, after taking their first two years in Columbia. The expansion means a student never has to leave Springfield to earn an M.D. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4gundzjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lxmsvgj66c2tThis is a big year for Central, as they return to field competitions for the first time in years. The lack of football games took away rehearsals of their show in front of live audiences. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxmsvgj66c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lxiciii7zc2vThe university's department for legal affairs has been fielding all sorts of questions from the campus community about immigration enforcement efforts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxiciii7zc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lxfmjuehgk24Missouri State's official count will happen in September. In advance of that, enrollment officials see likely drops in graduate and international students. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfmjuehgk24https://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lxd76zdtac2iIn a message to parents, Principal Duane Cox said the school acted on a tip and intercepted the student as they arrived to school. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxd76zdtac2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lxd6azkstc26Library staff members helped write the featured phrases on the new library cards, then narrow down those ideas into the six displayed on the new cards. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2025 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxd6azkstc26https://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lwwvkjnnf22w• SPS officials have consistently supported parents' rights to make education decisions that are best for their families. • "We are steadfast supporters of public education, and we believe that for any community to be healthy and vibrant, there must be a strong public school system at the heart." [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2025 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwvkjnnf22whttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lwwddpznks2qI'd like to thank KDRU Radio for letting me know that Bria Salmena exists and wrote "Hammer," such an amazing, haunting song. Your students are doing a valuable public service, JGroves! https://youtu.be/AQsBTAg6doM?si=Nk1OUgsU40jfW7rO21 Aug 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwddpznks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joehadsall.bsky.social/post/3lwub43od6s2zAlright, y'all, let's argue. "Choose" and "chews": Homonyms or homophones?20 Aug 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:hieuj253g6qw5mvtc7lello4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwub43od6s2z