Many Missouri School Districts Not Making the Grade

The State Education Department has notified about one-third of Missouri’s school districts that they don’t measure up to federal education standards. A spokesman for the Department of Education says 167 districts are in that category, many of them because...

DESE Completes Online Test of Online Personal Finance Exam

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has completed a pilot test of the examination for the personal finance course that will be a requirement for Missouri high school students graduating in 2010 and beyond. It was an online test, with good...

Riverview Gardens School District Loses State Accreditation

On the heels of an appointed board taking control of St. Louis Public Schools, another St. Louis area school district is unaccredited by the State Board of Education. The Riverview Gardens School District, in St. Louis County, has been declining for a long period of...