Education
School choice advocates hold rally celebrating measure to improve Missouri’s virtual schooling, secure charter school fundingINDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Education advocates held a rally to “celebrate our independence in Independence” Thursday after Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill last week to improve Missouri’s virtual… Read More
State Government
Missouri General Assembly sends letters of support to AG Schmitt ahead of Supreme Court battle against private employer vaccine mandatesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In preparation for Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s Supreme Court battle over the Biden administration’s employer vaccine mandate, several members of the Missouri legislature sent… Read More
State Government
Missouri’s school choice program underway, in the process of finding a directorMissouri’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program took effect on August 28, beginning the implementation process of an education savings accounts (ESAs) program for Missouri… Read More
State Government
Parson: Critical race theory shouldn’t be taught in Missouri schools, but no plans to ban it(The Center Square) – Republicans in the GOP-controlled Missouri General Assembly Monday staged a three-hour hearing before a joint committee designed to prompt Gov. Mike Parson into issuing an executive… Read More
State Government
After years of failed attempts, an ESA bill is finally headed to the Governor’s deskJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After years of failed attempts to get through the legislature, an Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) bill has finally been passed through both chambers and… Read More
State Government
Massive Missouri education reform bill set to emerge soon after closed-door talks(The Center Square) – With Missouri lawmakers returning from spring break this week to resume their 2021 legislative session, among priorities to be resolved in Jefferson City before May 14’s… Read More