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• Missouri Legislation

  Posted on:
  May 25th, 2010

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  Children's Education Council of Missouri, Missouri Education Legislation, Missouri HB 1543

  Education Omnibus Bill Clears Both Chambers as Session Ends

  

  Although the bill contained little in the way of significant education reform, HB 1543 cleared both chambers of the Missouri legislature in the last week of the 2010 legislative session. The bill primarily focused on relaxing requirements for local school district spending and improving school safety. Below is a summary of what was included in HB 1543.

• Missouri Legislation, Policy

  Posted on:
  March 24th, 2010

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  Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Missouri Department of Higher Education, Missouri Education Reform, Missouri P-20 Council, Missouri School Funding Formula, Missouri State Budget, Rebooting Missouri Goverment

  Saving Money in Education a Hot Topic in the State Capitol

  

  The Missouri State Senate recently held multiple sessions to discuss ways to save the state money, including a session on education spending. The workgroups, all under the name of “rebooting government”, accepted suggestions online from Missourians and read some of the submissions openly in the committee meetings.

• Missouri Legislation, Open Enrollment, Special Needs Education

  Posted on:
  October 28th, 2009

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  Missouri Education Reform, Missouri Joint Education Committee, Missouri Open Enrollment, missouri special needs education

  Open Enrollment Would Help Special Needs Students

  

  The Joint Education Committee of the Missouri General Assembly is currently studying the issue of open enrollment during their interim session meetings. Open enrollment is a policy that a student would be able to transfer to a school in another district at the will of that student’s parent. Depending on each state’s law, [...]

• Missouri Legislation

  Posted on:
  September 8th, 2009

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  2009 session, Open Enrollment, Senate Bill 291

  CECM Hails Passage of SB 291

  

  The Children’s Education Council of Missouri (CECM) hailed the passage today of Senate Bill 291 by both chambers of the State Legislature. The bill, originally pertaining only to virtual school provisions, was turned into the omnibus education bill for the 2009 session. [...]

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