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Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Over Language Used In Teacher Tenure Ballot Initiative

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:57:09 +0000

A group of educators is suing the state of Missouri over a proposed constitutional amendment requiring tenure for public school teachers be based on performance, not seniority.

In a press release issued Friday, the four plaintiffs in the suit say school districts would be allowed to fire or cut the pay of teachers and administrators without cause or due process, and that the ballot language should be rewritten to reflect that. They also say the initiative will be more expensive than its backers

Kelley Defends His Proposal To Allow Mo. Teachers To Carry Guns In School

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:16:46 +0000

The sponsor of a bill that would allow Missouri teachers to be armed in classrooms says if passed, it won't lead to "people running around with guns drawn, acting like Rambo."

The proposal by State Representative Mike Kelley (R, Lamar) is just one of several aimed at protecting school kids in the wake of last week’s mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Kelley says there’s a lot of misconception out there about his bill.

Exit interview: Jane Cunningham on where she's been, and what's next

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:35:00 +0000

A long-time St. Louis County lawmaker is leaving office this year because her Senate district was moved to the Kansas City area. Republican Jane Cunningham of Chesterfield has spent eight years in the Missouri House and four in the Senate, making a name for herself as an outspoken social conservative.

During her last visit to the Capitol as an elected official last week, she sat down with St.

What's at stake for U.S. teachers

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:23:16 +0000

The intractable issues that led to the teachers' strike in Chicago are being argued about in states and school districts across the country.

The past decade has been a time of enormous ferment in education policy, with numerous new ideas and approaches being promoted by everyone from conservative think tanks to the well-heeled Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Obama administration officials.

The administration's $4 billion Race to the Top grant progra

Edwardsville teachers reject contract

Rachel Lippmann — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:30:42 +0000

Teachers in the Edwardsville, Ill. School District have voted to reject the district's last contract offer, setting the stage for a possible strike.

The contract rejection allows the EEA to file an official notice of intent to strike with the state's Educational Labor Relations Board.