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House passes student transfer fix with scaled back private school option

by Mike Lear | May 1, 2014 | Education, News

The state House has approved a plan to change a 21-year-old law that lets students transfer out of failing schools into better ones. House Republicans pared back significantly a provision that would make private schools one of the places those students could go....

State rep says idea to close State House debate only a ‘message’

by Mike Lear | Apr 30, 2014 | Education, News, Politics / Govt

A state representative says he didn’t really want the House to debate proposed changes to Missouri’s student transfer law in private. Representative Josh Peters (D-St. Louis) said in a press release he planned to make a motion to use a rule that exists in...

Transfer law debate possible this week in the House, could focus on ‘private option’ (VIDEOS)

by Mike Lear | Apr 28, 2014 | Education, News

The state House is anticipated to take up this week legislation meant to fix the state’s student transfer law. One of the biggest points of disagreement on the legislation is about a provision that would allow students in unaccredited schools in unaccredited...

Child advocacy group pleased with criminal code passage (VIDEO)

by Mike Lear | Apr 28, 2014 | News

Child advocates say there are changes made in the proposed rewrite of Missouri’s criminal code that are good for children. Deputy Director of Missouri Kids First Emily van Schenkhof was involved closely in the development of the legislation. She says one of the...

House sends hemp oil legislation to the Senate

by Mike Lear | Apr 25, 2014 | Health / Medicine, News

Missourians who suffer from treatment resistant epilepsy could be allowed to take an extract from cannabis under a law the House passed Thursday. The bill would allow use of a hemp extract for treatment of epilepsy that a neurologist has determined is...
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