One of Missouri’s top education priorities for 2026 is making sure every student is assessed for literacy. Missouri Department of Secondary Elementary Education Deputy Commissioner Kelli Jones told Missourinet that state law requires teachers to use approved...
The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that aims to ban the use of cell phones in the state’s public schools. Sen. Mike Henderson, R-Deloge, is proposing to require that districts adopt a policy prohibiting cell phone use during school hours, with exceptions for...
Missouri has 34 schools for the severely disabled with about 700 students enrolled statewide. The state is studying the delivery of services to these students. State Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger told the Missouri Senate Education Committee this week that a...
The full Missouri Senate has approved eight appointees to serve on various boards and commissions. The list of appointees include Maureen Clancy-May for the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Governors. She addressed ways to improve the state’s reading...
Missouri is recruiting and retaining teachers at a higher level. State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data shows that the retention rate increased during the previous school year by about a half-percent to 88.7%. It says Missouri had 72, 353 teachers...
