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Auck, Alyssa; Railey, Hunter – Education Commission of the States, 2016
Each year, governors take the stage to highlight accomplishments and outline policy priorities for their states. In an effort to provide up-to-date information on education policy trends, Education Commission of the States tracks all education policy proposals and accomplishments featured by governors in these State of the State addresses. At the…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Educational Policy, Educational Finance, Compensation (Remuneration)
Madsen, Jean; Taylor, Barbara – 1989
The purpose of this paper was to examine the procedures a state may use to implement a teacher incentive program to recruit individuals into the profession. This paper describes the selection and monitoring process Missouri uses to implement its state incentive program. The intent of the Missouri Teacher Education Scholarship program is to attract…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Higher Education, Incentive Grants, Preservice Teacher Education
Hirsch, Eric; Samuelsen, Shelby – State Legislative Report, 1999
At least 36 states have made some changes to their teacher policies by passing more than 100 bills to strengthen preparation and licensure standards and provide additional funding for teacher mentoring and professional development. The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) has been a catalyst in bringing teacher policy…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City. – 1990
This report presents recommendations made by the Task Force on the Recruitment of Missouri's Future Teachers. The task force was established by the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE). Specific recommendations focus on the following issues: (1) collaboration on school/college issues by the State Board of Education and the CBHE;…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Alternative Teacher Certification, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1998
In 1996, the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future published a report, "What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future." The state of Missouri entered into a partnership with the National Commission to study and debate issues raised in the report. In 1997, the Missouri Commission on the Future of Teaching convened for…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Faculty Development
Missouri Opportunity 2000 Commission, Jefferson City. – 1986
This report of the Task Force on Teacher Education in Missouri focuses on producing a high-quality cadre of teachers. The report is organized around three themes: (1) supply and demand of teachers, teacher recruitment, and selective admission; (2) appropriate preservice preparation of teachers with academically rigorous teacher education programs;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Wittstruck, John R.; And Others – 1988
An overview is provided of the issues related to the participation and retention of minorities in higher education in Missouri and the nation. Part I argues that significant interventions are needed to increase minority enrollment in postsecondary education in order to avert serious social and economic consequences. This section cites demographic,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Age