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1996 Lower Ed. Stories

• 11/19/1996: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Supreme Court decided Tuesday that SB 380 is acceptable under state law.
• 11/19/1996: Radio Story - Republicans are unhappy with a Supreme Court decision that rules just a small part of an education bill as unconstitutional.
• 11/19/1996: Radio Story - The Governor's office says the state's schoolchildren have won the right to a good education with the court throwing out a lawsuit against the "Excellence in Education" law.
• 10/ 3/1996: Radio Story - Getting suspended from school for kissing a classmate could happen in Missouri.
• 9/25/1996: Newspaper Story - Hancock tax refunds delayed another month, at least, by court suit.
• 9/13/1996: Radio Story - Missouri is one of seven states using recommendations from a new study that finds teachers inadequate.
• 9/10/1996: Radio Story - GOP Treasurer candidate charges incumbent with fraud.
• 9/ 6/1996: Radio Story - The Senate formed a new committee that will focus on MO graduation rates.
• 9/ 5/1996: Newspaper Story - SAT scores in Missouri are up, but some say these higher scores are because the test was recentered.
• 9/ 3/1996: Radio Story - Education expert questions meaning of SAT score increases for Missouri.
• 5/18/1996: Overview of education issues before the 1996 legislative session.
• 5/16/1996: The House passed the Safe Schools Bill to crack down on violent and disruptive students.
• 5/ 9/1996: Bill sent to governor would appoint governing council for St. Louis special school district
• 5/ 9/1996: The Senate approves an appeals board for school districts accused of paying teachers too little.
• 5/ 9/1996: Senate adds teacher-assault crime to safe schools bill.
• 5/ 8/1996: Governor's Safe Schools bill swamped with Senate Amendments.
• 5/ 2/1996: The House passed a bill that would eliminate the age limit for school bus drivers.
• 4/24/1996: Senate Education Committee approved a measure to let voters decide whether to split forfeitures between schools, police.
• 4/23/1996: The Senate has voted to form a council that would have final approval over the St. Louis special school district budget.
• 4/23/1996: The Senate approved a bill to dissolve the St. Louis special school district's school board.
• 4/18/1996: House sends governor bill to remove the upper age limit for school bus drivers.
• 4/16/1996: Missouri legislators voted not to approve a bill that would dissolve the St. Louis Special School Board.
• 4/16/1996: Safe Schools bill sent to the Senate Floor (radio story).
• 4/16/1996: Senate committee removes key part of governor's "Safe Schools" proposal.
• 4/10/1996: Metal detectors and video cameras have helped one St. Louis school become safer.
• 4/ 5/1996: Education Department on schedule with its curricula frameworks.
• 4/ 5/1996: Opponents still attacking Education Department's new standards.
• 4/ 1/1996: The House passed a new scholarship for high school students, but funding for it is in question.
• 3/ 6/1996: House rejects effort to take KC desegregation funds out of the budget.
• 3/ 5/1996: School uniforms proposed as approach to making schools safer.
• 3/ 1/1996: Republican House members are trying to make the Education Department's standards subject to legislative approval.
• 2/20/1996: Deadline passes for legislature to veto proposed education standards.
• 2/14/1996: State legislators are debating the best ways to make Missouri's schools safer.
• 2/13/1996: School standards appear safe from legislative veto.
• 2/13/1996: The governor's "Safe Schools" plan passes House committee despite Republican opposition.
• 2/12/1996: Governor's Safe Schools plan approved by committee.
• 2/ 9/1996: Juvenile workers question value of governor's Safe Schools plan.
• 2/ 7/1996: Senate Education Committee rejects changing school-standards law.
• 2/ 2/1996: Governor's Safe Schools plan approved by committees.
• 1/24/1996: Driver's license loss proposed as threat to keep kids in school.
• 1/17/1996: Governor tops legislative recommendations with crackdown on crime.
• 1/11/1996: New House speaker cites school violence as a top priority.
• 1/ 4/1996: Preview of the major issues that have emerged for the 1996 legislative session.