by Mike Lear | Jun 25, 2014 | Education, News
One member of the Legislative Black Caucus has strong criticism of that group and of Governor Jay Nixon (D), following the veto of legislation to change the state’s student transfer law. Representative Courtney Curtis (D-Berkeley) says the issue has resulted in...
by Mike Lear | May 23, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon (D) will veto legislation that proposed changes regarding Missouri’s 1993 student transfer law. In a statement Nixon announced that he would reject the legislation over concerns that it would allow the diversion of tax money to private schools...
by Mike Lear | May 23, 2014 | Education, Legislature, News
The House sponsor of the proposed change to Missouri’s student transfer law says a special session to revisit the issue would be a wasted effort. Representative Rick Stream (R-Kirkwood) and other lawmakers who worked on the proposed transfer law fix are waiting...
by Mike Lear | May 22, 2014 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
The office of Governor Jay Nixon (D) has said the state Constitution prohibits the use of tax dollars to support private schools. Backers of the legislature’s proposed student transfer law fix disagree, and say the Constitution only says tax dollars can’t...
by Mike Lear | May 22, 2014 | Education, News
The State Board of Education won’t approve the cost of a lawsuit against it filed by the Normandy School District. The District is suing the Board and 20 other school districts over the state’s student transfer law, that has left Normandy nearly bankrupt...
