Missouri State Board of Education

Missouri’s education oversight board wants to better understand why one in seven public-school teachers in the state quit every school year.The State…

It’s Margie Vandeven’s first day at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, but she shouldn’t need any help finding her office.…

Updated at 2:15 p.m. with comments from Vandeven — Margie Vandeven will return as Missouri’s top education official a year after her unpopular firing by…

The Missouri State Board of Education plans to interview four people for the state’s next education commissioner, a position that’s been empty nearly a…

For months, Missouri education officials warned schools that new math and English language arts tests would be harder and scores would drop. Now...

Funding for running school buses in Missouri could return to state funding goals within five years if the state education department’s request to the…

Updated Sept. 17 at 11:30 a.m. with comments from State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed — State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed objected to one of the governor’s four…

The Missouri State Board of Education started advancing education policy in the state for the first time in six months with just enough members to do…

The roster on the Missouri State Board of Education is deep enough to hold a meeting for the first time since December.Gov. Mike Parson appointed two…

When Lt. Gov. Mike Parson becomes governor on Friday, the clock will be ticking to fill several seats on the board that oversees Missouri’s K-12 schools.…