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10.21.2009 9:38 am

Missouri lawmakers listen to pros/cons of open enrollment

By Tony Messenger

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — Superintendents from small districts bordering Iowa and Arkansas told similar stories Tuesday about the possibility of Missouri school districts adopting an open enrollment policy. There are good and bad elements of the philosophy of letting parents enroll…

Tags: Jane Cunningham, Maynard Wallace, Missouri General Assembly, open enrollment, Rex Sinquefield, Rob Mayer, Tony Messenger

07.13.2009 6:15 pm

Governor signs education grabbag

By Virginia Young

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau

JEFFERSON CITY — Without ceremony, Gov. Jay Nixon put his imprimatur today on a mammoth education bill passed by the General Assembly.

The wide-ranging plan (SB291), shepherded by Rep. Maynard Wallace, R-Thornfield, includes:

– A controversial provision allowing teachers in the St.…

Tags: education, four-day school week, graduation requirements, Jay Nixon, Maynard Wallace, merit pay, open enrollment, seclusion rooms, special administrative board, St. Louis Public Schools, State Board of Education, tenure, Virginia Young