by Alisa Nelson | Oct 24, 2022 | Business, Education, News
About half of Missouri’s teachers leave the profession within the first five years. Missouri’s teacher shortage – and ways to help fix the problem – will be the focus of a series of statewide public engagement meetings beginning this week. “As we moved through showing...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 13, 2022 | Business, Education, News
Missouri’s teacher shortage is complicated and a statewide commission is finalizing a variety of recommendations designed to put more teachers in front of the next generation’s workforce. The commission has been working on the plan for a few months. The...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 13, 2022 | Business, Education, News, Show Me Today
According to MOREAP, which provides services to the state’s public schools, Missouri has nearly 1,200 K-12 public school teacher job openings. Members of a statewide commission hope to find ways to help close that gap. They will roll up their sleeves and get to work...
by Alisa Nelson | May 3, 2022 | Business, Education, News, Show Me Today
Missouri Board of Education President Charlie Shields says the number one factor in student achievement is a great teacher in the classroom. “This all plays together,” said Shields. “If you care about student achievement, you’ve got to care about putting great...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 4, 2022 | Education, News
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) says it has been asking for millions to help improve academically struggling K-12 school districts. That funding has come up short over the years. During a Missouri Board of Education meeting, State...