Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

DESE Moving To Fully Implement "Common Core State Standards"

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:03:15 +0000

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is moving forward with fully implementing new standards in Missouri’s K-12 schools for teaching math, English and language arts.

Spokeswoman Sarah Potter says the new standards are based on those crafted by the Common Core State Standards initiative.

“The standards say what students should know and be able to do by the end of each grade level to be on track for success in college and career,” Potter said.

More than 360 public schools in Missouri are ta

Missouri schools to adjust curricula to meet national standards

Shanley Reynolds — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:16:19 +0000

Schools in Missouri are adjusting curricula to meet new national standards. Missouri is one of 45 states around the country that has adopted a new set of standards for K through 12 school curriculums.

New Way to Find MO High School Graduation Rates

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:53:48 +0000

Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or DESE, is changing the way it calculates high school graduation rates.

Missouri Seeks Exemption from No Child Left Behind Act

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:07:17 +0000

Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Thursday it is pursuing a waiver that would exempt the state from certain requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.