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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Major education reform begins today

by Bob Priddy on November 22, 2009

in Education

Missouri is going after some big bucks to finance significant reform in education. A key meeting to plan that chase for funds takes place today.

The federal education department is offering 4.3-Billion dollars to the states that come up with comprehensive, innovative plans to reform their education systems. Missouri could get 150 to 200 million dollars or more.

Three-hundred educators, business people, lawmakers, students, and others are meeting in Jefferson City today to focus on improving academic standards and assessments, improving data systems that support instruction, finding better ways to recruit and retain outstanding teachers and administrators, and supporting struggling or low-performing school districts.

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Rams can’t catch the Cardinals

by Bill Pollock 11/22/09 8:22 PM

What was it about visiting quarterbacks to Missouri this weekend in the NFL. First, Big Ben in KC took a knock on the head and he had to leave the Pittsburgh-Chiefs game. Then Kurt Warner left the Arizona-Rams game in the second half. By then the damage was too much for the Rams to come [...]

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Chiefs shock the Steelers in overtime

by Bill Pollock 11/22/09 6:19 PM

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger battered the Chiefs secondary quite a bit, but at the end of the game, it was Big Ben who had his clocked rung and the Chiefs were the last one’s standing on the foot of Ryan Succop. His 22 yard field goal with 8:32 left in overtime gave the Chiefs [...]

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Kim English leads Tigers to big win

by Bill Pollock 11/22/09 6:05 PM

After struggling on the opening night of the season on Tuesday, sophomore Kim English found his shot as he poured in a career high 25 points as the Missouri Tigers beat Texas-Pan American 100-44 Sunday afternoon.

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