Missouri
April 30, 2015
Missouri Parents Upset to Hear Children’s Teachers Don’t Meet ESSA Standards
February 27, 2020
Parents in the Ferguson-Florissant School District just outside of St. Louis are “on edge after receiving an alarming e-mail about their classroom teachers.” According to the email received by some parents in the district, “one or more of their child’s teachers are not ‘highly qualified’...
Parents in Missouri can Now See How Much Missouri Public Schools Spend On Students
December 12, 2019
As Tran Nguyen reports for the Missourian, data released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will allow parents to look up “per-student costs school building by school building” across all Missouri public schools. Previously, this information was only made available at the...
Missouri Passes School Turnaround Legislation
May 22, 2019
Bobby Radford reports for the Daily Journal that the Missouri state legislature has passes the School Turnaround Act (HB 604), which would “provide more tools to better help meet the needs of students in under-performing schools.” The bill, which passed by significant majorities and will...
“What’s Up” With State Grad Rates?
March 17, 2018
“I guess it’s good news that Missouri’s graduation rate in 2017 was nearly 90 percent—higher than the national average,” writes Susan Pendergrass, director of education policy at the Show-Me Institute, in the Columbia Daily Tribune. “But have we really put those students on the ‘path...
SE Missouri Ed Leaders “Optimistic” About ESSA Implementation
January 19, 2018
KFVS’ Nathan Ellgren writes that, with Missouri’s state accountability plan approved by the U.S. Department of Education, education leaders in Southeast Missouri are “optimistic” about the transition to ESSA from No Child Left Behind.
August 16, 2017
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education submitted its ESSA plan to the U.S. Dept. of Ed. “We have submitted to the government what we believe is important to satisfy them, but we have not gone beyond that purpose,” Chris Neale, assistant commissioner for quality...
MO Submits ESSA Plan to Governor
August 16, 2017
Missouri Department of Education submits final draft plan to governor for review.
MO Board of Ed Approves Final Draft ESSA Plan
August 15, 2017
The Missouri Board of Education has unanimously approved the final draft of the state’s ESSA plan. The plan has been sent to Gov. Greitens for his signature.
MO Dept. of Ed Opens Public Comment Period
June 14, 2017
The Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education has opened the public comment and review period on the state’s draft ESSA plan. Stakeholders will have until July 15 to submit feedback. Dr. Chris Neale, assistant commissioner in the Office of Quality Schools stated, “Our goals...
MO School Board Members Travel to D.C. to Discuss Education Issues
July 14, 2016
A dozen Missouri school board members traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to discuss education issues affecting the state including ESSA. Jefferson City Public Schools Board Member Steve said the ability to develop their own state plans will utilize local knowledge, noting, “we can base...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Releases State ESSA Primers
May 16, 2016
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s primers include individual state by state accountability system fact sheets, which detail each state’s current accountability system, what could change under ESSA, and what to be asking state leaders. See details about your state here.