News Release

News Release
Date Headline
03/27/24 Two School Districts and Nine Schools Receive Purple Star Designation
02/29/24 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Launches the Missouri Data Visualization Tool
02/26/24 Public Hearings Scheduled for Vocational Rehabilitation Services
02/15/24 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Announces Recipients of the New Competency-Based Education Grant
12/18/23 Missouri Releases 2023 Annual Performance Reports
12/05/23 State Board Announces New Missouri Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
11/17/23 St. Louis Area Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
11/17/23 St. Charles Area Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
11/08/23 Missouri Announces Statewide Expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
10/23/23 Missouri Schools Receive First-Ever State-Funded “Grow Your Own” Grants to Recruit Local Educators
10/17/23 Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven Stepping Down
10/17/23 State Board of Education Completes Transition Back to Local Governance in Normandy and Riverview Gardens
10/02/23 Governor Parson Announces Recipients of Second Round of New School Safety Grant Program
09/20/23 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Odyssey Launch the Close the Gap Grant Program
09/19/23 Eight Missouri Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Accolades
09/15/23 Greg Kester Named 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year
09/13/23 Missouri Adds a Second High School Equivalency Test Option
08/31/23 DESE Announces Finalists for 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year
08/18/23 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year Semi-finalists Announced
08/15/23 The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Releases Statewide Assessment Data
08/15/23 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Blue Ribbon Commission Presents Final Recommendations for Improving Culture and Climate in Schools
08/03/23 State Reopens School Safety Reimbursement Grant Applications with New Round of Funding
07/25/23 Missouri Honors Pioneers in Education at the 62nd Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators
07/05/23 DESE Announces New Five-Year Strategic Plan for Missouri Agricultural Education
06/05/23 DESE Provides State Funding for Educator Certification Tests