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DESE Moving To Fully Implement 'Common Core State Standards'

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:58 +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.

St. Louis Public Schools Could Regain Provisional Accreditation Tuesday

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:14:43 +0000

St. Louis public schools will find out tomorrow if they’ll regain at least provisional accreditation from the State Board of Education.

St. Louis schools lost their accreditation five years ago and were soon after placed under state control, but they have improved over the past two years. In 2010 they only met 3 out of 14 performance standards, with six being the minimum require for provisional accreditation. Last year they met the minimum six, and this year they’ve met seven performance standards. State Board Member Peter Herschend (R) says, though, there’s no guarantee the vote will go St. Louis’s way.

Missouri Scores Drop On SAT College-Entrance Exam

Marshall Griffin and The Associated Press — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:27:01 +0000

Missouri high school student performances on the SAT college entrance exam are down slightly this year, according to a report released today by the not-for-profit group The College Board.

Missouri’s average scores for critical reading and math this year are at 584 and 587 respectively – both were at 592 last year. Missouri’s writing score also dropped slightly, from 573 last year to 564 this year. A perfect SAT score is 2,400. American College Test (ACT) score remains unchanged for the eighth year in a row, according to figures released today by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

The average ACT score for Missouri high school students is 21.6, a half a point higher than the national average of 21.1. Despite having the same average score as last year, Missouri’s ranking among the 50 states edged up slightly from 27^th to 26^th. The highest possible score is 36 and the lowest is one.

Morning headlines: Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Associated Press, Illinois Public Radio and Rachel Lippmann — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:33:51 +0000

MoDOT resurrects controversial I-55 ramp proposal

The Missouri Department of Transportation is again pushing a proposal to build two-lane ramps to ease the congestion at Interstate 55 and the Poplar Street Bridge.