Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Education | ARTICLE | January 9, 2023

Breaking: The Actual Starting Teacher Salary According to DESE

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | December 27, 2022

Does the Independence School District Have a Teacher Shortage Problem? 2022 Data Update

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | December 16, 2022

Does the Independence School District Have a Teacher Shortage Problem?

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | December 1, 2022

Lead Us into Battle for Academic Development

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Abandoned classroom

Education | ARTICLE | October 31, 2022

Fright Night in Missouri Comes Early

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

The Bean

Education | ARTICLE | October 20, 2022

WSJ Takes Aim at Illinois, Ignores Missouri

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Student learning online

Education | ARTICLE | October 7, 2022

DESE’s Rulemaking Circumvents Intent of Virtual School Law

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 15, 2022

We Gave DESE a Report Card

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 1 min

Bored student

Education | ARTICLE | July 20, 2022

The Suspense Isn’t Exactly Killing Me

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 4 min

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