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2011 Bills
Charter School Bill Passes State House
The Missouri House passed HB 473, expanding where charter public schools can open and increasing the accountability on these schools, by a vote of 86-70. The bill passed after much debate on the effects...Education Omnibus Bills Emerge from House Committee
In the House Education Committee, two Senate Bills were loaded up with amendments and voted out to the House floor for consideration. These moves are typical toward the end of the legislative session...Tenure Reform Legislation Passes Senate Comittee
SB 372 passed the Senate General Laws Committee this week. The bill would end teacher tenure in Missouri and replace it with multi- year contracts. The multi-year contracts could not exceed three...School Choice "Turner Fix" Supported in House Education Committee
The House Education Committee heard two bills that would use school choice policies to remedy potential student transfers as a result of the Missouri Supreme Court decision in the Turner v. Clayton court...Charter School Bills Receive Floor Debate In Both Missouri House and Senate
Legislation that would extend the scope, and increase the accountability, of charter public schools was debated in the Missouri House of Representatives last week. A compromise amendment to HB 473 offered...
Charter School Bill Passes State House
The Missouri House passed HB 473, expanding where charter public schools can open and increasing the accountability on these...
Education Omnibus Bills Emerge from House Committee
In the House Education Committee, two Senate Bills were loaded up with amendments and voted out to the House floor for consideration....
Tenure Reform Legislation Passes Senate Comittee
SB 372 passed the Senate General Laws Committee this week. The bill would end teacher tenure in Missouri and replace it with...
School Choice “Turner Fix” Supported in House Education Committee
The House Education Committee heard two bills that would use school choice policies to remedy potential student transfers...