Office of College & Career Readiness

Driver's Education

 Driver's Education is not a course required by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Many schools and districts offer it, however, as a special service to their students and community. Following are some resources that students, educators and parents will find helpful:

Task Force for Learning Acceleration

In May 2020, DESE empaneled the Task Force for Learning Acceleration, made up of education stakeholders from across Missouri, to address the sweeping impact of extended school closures in spring 2020.  Members of the task force worked collaboratively to develop recommendations and tools that address assessment of learning loss, acceleration of learning and reaching all students.  Find the recommendations and resources prepared by the task force here.

Recommendations and Resources