Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Robbie Myers has stepped down from his position on the Missouri State Board of Education, telling The Independent on Tuesday that the time commitment was too much since he also serves as emergency management director in Butler County.

Apart from a drafting error, the summary written by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was deemed ‘sufficient’ by a Cole County judge.

Missouri’s State Board of Education will shutter 12 schools for the severely disabled by next school year, part of a plan to revamp the program and expand support for students with extensive needs.

Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger hopes to establish supports for low-performing school districts.

The House and Senate conference committees wrapped up two days of talks Thursday afternoon, finalizing a $53.5B budget for the coming fiscal year.

The Missouri State Commission on Teacher Recruitment and Retention has released its recommendations and will hold a series of public-engagement meetings at several locations across the state through Nov. 17.

More than one hundred people expressed their concerns about new Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics at a lively forum on…

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is moving forward with fully implementing new standards in Missouri’s K-12 schools for teaching math,…

Representative Kathy Swan filed a pair of bills in the Missouri House on Thursday. And both of them deal with technology.One bill would allow advanced…

Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education supports President Obama’s new Universal Pre-K proposal. The proposed program is still under…