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Rep. Ed Lewis, R-Moberly, asks if he can add an amendment to a Senate bill Wednesday. ... Otto Fajen, lobbyist for the Missouri branch of the National Education Association, said the teachers ...
Is it just a place to fast-track or bury controversial “choice” bills like charter school expansion and vouchers? | Opinion
The pre-filed Senate Bill 1005, which is relatively short, would give the governor the discretion to reassign many of the duties of the K-12 education department to other state agencies.
The state system of higher education includes 13 four-year universities and 20 two-year colleges, which includes the University of Missouri System, the state's public university system. [13] The flagship institution and largest university in the state is the University of Missouri in Columbia. [14] The others in the system are University of ...
1,443,022 (48.40%) Amendment 5 Osage River Gambling Boat License Initiative. Would allow the Missouri Gaming Commission to issue one additional gambling boat license to operate on the Osage River. Failed 1,380,949 (47.54%) 1,523,889 (52.46%) Amendment 6 Levying of Fees to Support Salaries of Law Enforcement Personnel Amendment.
She stated the bill would combat fraud, due to her belief that many signatures were from deceased people. [13] Reisch testified in support of a bill that would remove restrictions on child labor for Missouri, claiming that she started working at age 9 and through high school. She went on to say that the majority of "kids of today" are lazy.
The Missouri House heard Sen. Andrew Koenig's omnibus education bill. Parents and education advocates raised concerns about funding and curriculum.
Blunt proposed selling Missouri's student loan agency, known as MOHELA, and using the proceeds to pay for endowments and new construction for the state's public universities. [32] In the area of elementary and secondary education, Blunt has proposed that school districts be required to spend at least 65% of their budgets on student instruction.