DESE Commissioner Dr. Margie Vandeven

Commissioner Vandeven to testify before Missouri Senate committee about accreditation

July 18, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Missouri’s education commissioner will testify before state senators this (Monday) morning in Jefferson City about the Missouri School Improvement program, which is responsible for reviewing and accrediting public school districts across the state. State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Commissioner Dr. Margie Vandeven will testify at 10 before the Senate Interim Committee on …

DESE to testify Monday about teacher recruitment and retention

January 31, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Missouri’s House Budget Committee will hear testimony Monday afternoon from state education officials about teacher recruitment and retention. Missouri Governor Mike Parson has called for increasing the baseline salary for new teachers to $38,000, saying the Show-Me State ranks 50th in the nation for starting teacher pay. House Budget Committee chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) tells …