All eyes are on the budget as session nears its end, with the upper chamber set to consider more than $34 billion in appropriations this week.
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“It’s important for people to know that our school district is an organization where people want to work here now. It’s not an organization of last resort.”
The lawmakers said they were called into the speaker’s office who said the future of their bills are jeopardized if they did not support charter expansion legislation and other education reform proposals.
"A survey of school districts across the state reveals some of the shocking disparities that can exist in the quality of public school education."
"Our kids deserve the best education possible, and in-seat learning is now one of our top considerations in evaluating the schools before us."
The Governor’s Office approved an extension of the allocation of funds from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund to support Missourians wishing to serve or currently serving as substitute teachers.
“Education is such an integral part of our society and it is ever changing. This bill covers many aspects of education and is a joint effort by many senators.”
“School choice simply allows a parent to choose the best alternative for their children. They know them best and want them to achieve all they are capable of, how can this be wrong?”
"We cannot allow this pandemic to crush education growth in our state even more than it has."