Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

For KSMU's Sense of Community series this week, we focus on teacher retention by looking at the data and talking to eight area educators about their experiences in the classroom.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said it's working to fix "challenges with system issues" causing the problems.

Updated at 2:15 p.m. with governor's comments — Missouri’s commissioner of education survived a rare move to oust her by appointees of Republican Gov....

Gov. Eric Greitens is facing growing opposition from lawmakers for possibly ousting Margie Vandeven as Missouri’s education commissioner, who oversees K...