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Opinion Editorial on State Education Department Mergers Printed

Published:  May 8, 2010


The Children’s Education Council of Missouri submitted an opinion piece on the unanswered questions regarding legislation to merge the states two education departments.  SJR 44 and SJR 45 would place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that, if passed, would merge the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) with the Department of Higher Education (DHE).  The piece was picked up by the outlets below:

St. Louis Post Dispatch/ STLToday.com

Sedalia Democrat





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