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2009 News Releases

December 22 More Than 100 Missouri Teachers Earn National Board Certification
December 17 SBE Approves Closure of Wellston School District
December 17 DESE Announces "Distinction in Performance" Districts
December 15 DESE Opens "Stakeholder Survey" on Race to the Top Issues and Ideas
December 8 Public Meeting Will Consider Future of Wellston Schools
December 4 CCSSO Honors Former Commissioner King
December 4 Missouri Students Selected for U.S Senate Youth Program
December 1 2009 Annual Performance Reports Have Been Posted
November 25 Governor and Commissioner Challenge All Stakeholders to Be Bold in Preparing for the Race to the Top
November 20 Gov. Nixon Will Open Forum on Race to the Top
November 16 Teacher of the Year Finalists Will Be Honored
November 13 Missouri Will Enter First Round of “Race to the Top”
November 12 Nicastro Reconvenes Special Advisory Committee on St. Louis Schools
November 6 Commissioner Commends "Blue Ribbon" Principal from House Springs
October 29 New Study Confirms: Missouri's Academic Standards Are Among the Nation's Highest
October 28 Webster Groves Teacher Wins Milken Award
October 28 Nicastro Announces Plans for Public Engagement on "Race to the Top" Proposal
October 23 State Board of Education Approves Budget Request for 2010-11
October 19 More Missouri Adults Are Taking Advantage of Adult Education and Literacy Programs
October 19 Communities Observe "Lights On Afterschool" This Week
October 15 Missouri 8th Graders Post Strong Gains on National Math Assessment
September 18 Washington Elementary Teacher Named "History Teacher of the Year"
September 15 Eight Public Schools Earn National "Blue Ribbon" Honors
September 1 Lee's Summit Middle School Instructor is Teacher of the Year
August 25 Enrollment in “AP” Classes Continues Decade-long Climb
August 21 6 Named as Teacher of the Year Finalists
August 20 DHSS and DESE Issue Joint Statement on Flu Readiness
August 19 ACT Score Is Unchanged--Again. Nicastro Voices Concern Over College-Readiness
August 12 MAP Scores Improve; EOC Scores Impress
August 7 State Board Agrees to Join State Standards Project
July 28 5 Missourians Honored as "Pioneers in Education"
July 15 Nine TSA Students Honored at National Tech Event
July 15 2 Missouri Schools Win National FCCLA Awards
July 9 28 Missouri Students Are National Medalists at SkillsUSA
July 2 Chris Nicastro Is New Commissioner of Education
June 19 Tomorrow's Workforce Is on Display at SkillsUSA
June 18 Farmington High School Earns Gold Award from "HSTW"
June 9 SBE Will Interview Three Finalists for Commissioner of Education Post
June 2 Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Network to Honor Schools
June 1 The Face of Leadership: FFA Officers Meet State Board of Education
May 29 State Board Postpones Intervention in Riverview Gardens
May 28 State Board of Education Elects Officers
May 28 Ozarks Tech Team Wins State Auto Skills Contest
May 26 Marketing Students Earned Honors in International Competition
May 5 Missouri Culinary Team Wins National Competition
April 23 Michael Ponder Joins State Board of Education
April 23 20 High Schools Earned "A+" Status
April 23 Students Honored for Seeking "Nontraditional" Careers
April 22 12 Seniors Honored as Presidential Scholars Semifinalists
April 21 Technology Student Association Conference Posts Record Attendance
April 16 FBLA Leadership Conference Focuses on Skills for Today's Business World
April 15 DESE Will Lead Summit Meeting on Dropout Prevention
April 9 Clarkton and Farmington Schools Earn National Recognition as Outstanding Title I Schools
April 8 MoVIP Registration for '09-10 Starts April 14
March 26 Top Students to Receive State Citizenship Award
March 26 FCCLA Conference Focuses on Boosting Leadership Skills
March 20 Record Attendance Expected for DECA Career Development Conference
March 19 Public Hearings Set on State Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation
March 17 Parents as Teachers Honors Its “Leaders and Legends”
March 17 State Education Officials Honor 12 "Tech-Prep" Students of the Year
March 13 State Adds GED Test Days to Meet Rising Demand by Job-Hunters
March 6 15 Elementary Schools Earn “Gold Star” Honors
February 27 Student Teams Win LifeSmarts State Championships
February 25 State Board of Education Names Search Committee to Replace Commissioner of Education
February 20 FCCLA Members to Shadow Lawmakers Next Week
February 11 DESE and Taco Bell Team Up to Deliver Career-Planning Promo
February 2 February is Career and Technical Education Month
January 28 DESE Will Hold Public Hearing on Riverview Gardens
January 22 DESE Publishes “Green Cleaning” Guide for Schools
January 16 Board Begins Search for New Commissioner
January 15 Schulte Named Interim Commissioner of Education
January 13 Students and Parents Give “MoVIP” Good Reviews in First-Year Evaluation
January 8 Kent King Farewell