by Alisa Nelson | Sep 21, 2020 | Education, News
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website says the state has had 28 charter schools close since 2005. Robbyn Wahby, executive director of the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, says most of the closures are due to poor academic...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 16, 2020 | Education, Health / Medicine, News
The federal government plans to deliver more than 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests around the country. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) spokesperson Mallory McGowin says long term care centers and higher education and K-12 schools will...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 15, 2020 | Education, News
The Missouri Board of Education has voted today in favor of the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) $8.5 billion proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning next July. The plan is a slim increase over the current budget year – about...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 15, 2020 | Education, News
The state Board of Education is expected to vote today on proposed changes to the Missouri Course Access and Virtual School Program, or MOCAP. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) received hundreds of public comments about the proposal....
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 2, 2020 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has rolled out a 22-hour online training course for Missourians interested in becoming a K-12 substitute teacher. Last month, the Missouri Board of Education voted to temporarily give prospective...
