News Release

News Release
Date Headline
04/14/25 Former Superintendent Named Deputy Commissioner of Financial & Administrative Services
03/27/25 The Office of Childhood Kicks Off Listening Sessions on Child Care Licensing Rules
03/18/25 Nine School Districts and Sixteen Schools Receive Purple Star Designation
02/28/25 DESE Completes Reviews of Child Care Subsidy Backlog
02/20/25 Public Hearings Scheduled for Vocational Rehabilitation Services
02/10/25 DESE Awards Career and Technical Education Limited Access Grants
01/29/25 Missouri Scores Remain Steady on “The Nation’s Report Card”
01/24/25 DESE Continues Reducing Child Care Subsidy Backlog, Fixes Payment Calculator in System
01/14/25 Nominate an Educator for Missouri Teacher of the Year
01/07/25 Missouri Releases First-Ever Teacher Recruitment and Retention Playbook
12/19/24 Southwest Missouri Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
12/03/24 Missouri Considers Revising Content GPA Requirement for Teaching Certifications
11/25/24 Missouri Releases 2024 Annual Performance Reports
11/14/24 Missouri Parents as Teachers Parent Education Programs Improve Outcomes for Young Children
10/28/24 Missouri Schools Receive State-Funded “Grow Your Own” Grants to Recruit Local Educators
09/13/24 Public Hearings Scheduled for Vocational Rehabilitation Services
09/12/24 Jennifer Jones Named 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year
09/04/24 DESE Names New Deputy Commissioner of Learning Services
08/29/24 DESE Announces Finalists for 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year
08/19/24 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year Semi-finalists Announced
08/14/24 Hello, Dolly! Dolly Parton to Visit Missouri for Statewide Imagination Library Celebration Event
07/23/24 Missouri Honors Pioneers in Education at the 63rd Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators
05/13/24 Missouri Recognizes Eight Gold Star Schools
05/09/24 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Honors Three Missouri Seniors
04/12/24 Governor Parson Appoints Two New Members to the State Board of Education