Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Missouri education department says state funding for school year is $100 million short

September 13, 2024 | By Annalise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is asking for over $174 million in supplemental funding for this school year after receiving $1 billion less in appropriations compared to the previous year. When the State Board of Education reviewed the budget bill approved by lawmakers in May, Board Chair Charlie Shields predicted that “the mother…

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Some Missouri school districts still struggle to recruit substitute teachers

June 11, 2023 | By MARIA BENEVENTO, Missouri Independent

The state has collected more than 73,000 survey responses that reflect details such as who is substitute teaching in Missouri public schools, what they’re paid and where they work. The data, released Wednesday by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, may not offer a clear reason why some school districts struggle to recruit substitute teachers,…

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