MSTA Congratulates Executive Director Steve Yoakum on Retirement
The Missouri State Teachers Association congratulates Executive Director Steve Yoakum on his announced retirement from the Public School & Education Employee Retirement Systems. Under Steve’s leadership, Missouri members benefited from modernization of the system and [...]
MSTA Member Named Finalist for 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year
Congratulations, MSTA member Rebecca Wynne! The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has announced that seven educators have advanced as finalists for the 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year award. Those finalists include: Ashlyn [...]
MSTA says exempting teachers from quarantine requirements is irresponsible
COLUMBIA, MO: Yesterday new guidance was given by the Trump administration declaring teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers.” The result of listing teachers alongside nurses and police officers is that they could be exempt from [...]
State Board of Education adopts Substitute Teacher Emergency Rule
The State Board of Education passed a temporary emergency rule creating an alternative path to becoming a substitute teacher in Missouri. Currently in order to obtain a substitute teacher certificate, an applicant must complete the [...]
4 MSTA Members Named 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year Semifinalists
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the names of 15 semifinalists for the 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year, 4 of which are current MSTA members. The Teacher of the Year program [...]
Distance Learning Resources
MSTA member Misty Grandel was part of a workgroup that helped DESE develop online learning modules for Missouri teachers to learn best practices for distance learning. She discusses these resources in an interview with Deana [...]
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