Governor-elect Mike Kehoe stops by the State Board of Education meeting Tuesday. During the meeting, board members unanimously agreed to lower the GPA requirement for teacher certification Missouri ...

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education believes that lowering a GPA requirement for teachers will improve teacher recruitment and retention without reducing educator quality.

It soon may be easier to become a certified teacher in Missouri. The State Board of Education is considering lowering the grade point average requirement for its teaching subject area from 3.0 to 2.5.

The Missouri Board of Education may lower the GPA requirement for individuals who want to teach specific middle and high school courses. In a presentation Tuesday, state education officials argued ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Almost half of first-year teachers in Missouri are working without completing a teaching certification program overseen by the state. Daryl Fridley, the educator preparation ...

(KODE & KSN) — It’s time to take a closer look at how school districts check out personnel before they’re hired. All Missouri school districts conduct a background check before hiring a new teacher.

This article was originally published in Missouri Independent. Missouri educators will no longer need a 3.0 grade-point average in their subject area to teach in public schools beginning in July, the ...

Missouri educators will no longer need a 3.0 grade-point average in their subject area to teach in public schools beginning in July, the State Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday. The ...