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...
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...
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...
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...
The year 2005 was the last time Missouri’s minimum teacher salary requirement was increased. What has happened in the past 16 years? Missouri Education Commissioner, Dr. Margie Vandeven, says the state has fallen significantly behind its eight bordering states in...
