Missouri State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Though the state of Missouri doesn't track how many online teaching jobs there are, it does say four times as many students are now fully online learners than in 2022.

The formula that determines state aid for public schools calls for an additional $110 million increase after lawmakers denied fiscal year 2027 boost.

Preis will lead the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which oversees about 500 public school districts and charter school systems in the state.

Frontier STEM Academy, which plans to open in the fall of 2027, would initially serve children from preschool through second grade.