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Tenure reform bill expected to continue movement during final week of Session
As the 96th General Assembly wraps up this week, CECM will continue to track several important bills related to educational excellence and reform, including House Bill 1526. The bill continues to advance...Teacher quality bill passed in House
House Bill 1526 was passed by the House on Thursday, May 3, with bipartisan support. The bill ends the unfair practice of “Last In First Out.” It is expected that Senate President Pro Tem Robert Mayer...Teacher quality bill moves forward in House
On Thursday, April 26, the House Rules Committee gave its approval to House Bill 1526, opening the way for a debate on the floor of the full House. The bill advanced out of the Rules Committee with bipartisan...Education legislation receives significant floor time in Senate
Much of the floor time in the Senate last week was devoted to education issues, including House Bill 1174 which was the focus of much of the Senate floor time on Monday, April 16. The significant time...Teacher quality bills making headway in Senate, House
With last Thursday’s perfection of Sen. Jane Cunningham’s (R-Chesterfield) Senate Bill 806, which doubles the classroom experience requirement a teacher must have before receiving tenure, and the passage...
Teacher quality bills making headway in Senate, House
With last Thursday’s perfection of Sen. Jane Cunningham’s (R-Chesterfield) Senate Bill 806, which doubles the classroom...
SB 806 perfected by Senate, includes dramatic changes to teacher tenure
On Thurs., 4/5, the Senate perfected Senate Bill 806. If made law, the bill would dramatically alter current statute related...
House Rules Committee votes on several education bills
On Thurs., 3/29, the House Rules Committee considered several pieces of education legislation related to social promotion,...
Teacher tenure reform bill passes out of Senate Education Committee
In a victory for education reform advocates, Senate Bill 806, sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham (R-St. Louis County) was voted...