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 …
Missouri’s governor continues to push for increase in teacher starting pay
Missouri’s governor is reiterating his call for state lawmakers to increase the starting pay for teachers from $25,000 to $38,000. Governor Mike Parson spoke at Mizzou’s Friday education roundtable, before dozens of education leaders and several state lawmakers. “We’re going to be competitive and we’re going to put that responsibility on the educators of this …