Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2024) – The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced Missy Testerman, a kindergarten through eighth grade English as a second language (ESL) teacher, as the 2024 National Teacher of the Year.
Washington, D.C. (3 de abril, 2024) – El Consejo de Directores de Escuelas Estatales (CCSSO, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy que Missy Testerman, maestra de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL, por sus siglas en inglés) desde kínder hasta octavo grado, es la Maestra del Año del 2024 a nivel nacional.
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2024) – Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Board President and Missouri’s Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven today delivered a State of the States address at the Council’s 2024 Legislative Conference,
Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2024) – Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Chief Executive Officer Carissa Moffat Miller released the following statement on Washington D.C., State Superintendent of Education Christina Grant’s departure.
Washington, D.C. (January 24, 2024) – The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced that four inspiring educators from across the country are finalists for the 2024 National Teacher of the Year.
Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2023 – The Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) Chief Executive Officer Carissa Moffat Miller released the following statement on OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment’s (PISA) 2022 results examining what students know in reading, mathematics and science
Nashville, Tenn. (November 14, 2023) – The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced today that Missouri Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven will assume the presidency of its Board of Directors.
Washington, D.C. (October 17, 2023) – Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Chief Executive Officer Carissa Moffat Miller released the following statement on the announcement that Missouri Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven will be stepping down next year.