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2007 Lower Ed. Stories

• 11/14/2007: Radio Story - The Show-Me state was recently ranked the 11th worst state in the nation for educator sexual misconduct, prompting Republican St. Louis Representative Jane Cunningham to work on legislation to attack the problem.
• 11/14/2007: Newspaper Story - Rep. Jane Cunningham prepares prepares a sexual misconduct bill after AP investigation
• 11/ 1/2007: Radio Story - The chairwoman of the House Education Committee plans to file legislation to expose sex offending teachers, but the Missouri School Boards' Association has some reservations.
• 10/17/2007: Newspaper Story - Cole County Judge Richard Callahan decided in favor of the State in the last stage of the school funding lawsuit which has gone on since 2004.
• 10/17/2007: Radio Story - A coalition of Missouri school districts lose in their lawsuit against the state over funding.
• 10/10/2007: Radio Story - Committee hears testimony about regulating high school sports agency
• 10/10/2007: Newspaper Story - A state committee wants to regulate the Missouri state activities association
• 10/ 2/2007: Radio Story - Six students were injured today in a Jefferson County bus accident.
• 9/25/2007: Radio Story - State health officials and abortion providers are renegotiating provisions of pro-life legislation after a U.S. District judge called for the two sides to compromise. Planned Parenthood says the new law will not stop the educational services they provide to schools. Courtney Cox has more from Jefferson City.
• 9/ 7/2007: Newspaper Story - Judge to hear whether state is doing its part for lower education funding
• 8/29/2007: Radio Story - A state judge upheld Missouri's school funding method, dismissing claims by several schools that it unfairly distributes money among school districts.
• 5/ 9/2007: Newspaper Story - Students have three weeks left to sign up for virtual schools
• 5/ 9/2007: Radio Story - Missouri students have started applying to the new Virtual School program. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) has the story.
• 5/ 7/2007: Radio Story - Bullying debate leads to the discussion of teaching sexual orientation in schools
• 4/24/2007: Radio Story - Missouri students could hav ethe power to choose which school to attend beginning in the 2008 school year. Hillari Duthoo (DOO-thoh) has more from the state Capitol.
• 3/27/2007: Newspaper Story - As the 2008 budget came before the House of Representatives Tuesday the amount of funds being designated to higher education and the purpose behind doubling the virtual schools program was questioned
• 3/14/2007: Radio Story - St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay visited the capitol to testify in support of a bill that will allow the mayor's office to sponsor charter schools.
• 3/ 7/2007: Radio Story - House Democrats and Republicans fought each other across party lines and within party lines on whether St. Louis and Kansas city school systems should be allowed exclusive tax credits to lower income parents who want to put their children in private schools. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-suh-LAH-say) heard the debate.
• 3/ 5/2007: Newspaper Story - A House bill that might be passed this week would allow school districts hit hard by the January ice storms not have to make up time lost.
• 2/28/2007: Radio Story - The state Education Board awaits the 5 o'clock deadline for the Saint Louis school system to hand in new evidence that would allow the system to keep its accredidation
• 2/21/2007: Radio Story - A bill in the Missouri Senate will implement a five star ratings system for child care providers.
• 2/21/2007: Radio Story - New report shows voucher proponents voted to cut healthcare to low income children.
• 2/15/2007: Radio Story - St. Louis Teachers and Students came to Jefferson City Thursday to protest the possible state takeover of the city's schools.
• 2/ 8/2007: Newspaper Story - The legislative sponsor of the state's school funding law defended his proposal in court Thursday.
• 1/23/2007: Newspaper Story - An audit released found the First Steps program for children to be underfunded and understaffed.