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2006 Lower Ed. Stories

• 10/26/2006: Radio Story - Governor Matt Blunt added an education representative to the state's Reigional Homeland Security to help ensure school safety.
• 10/19/2006: Radio Story - The recent Joplin school shooting fuels discussions about school safety issues
• 10/ 2/2006: Radio Story - The Colorado and Pennsylvania school shootings haven't led to security changes in Missouri schools. Fanna Haile-Selassie has more from the Capitol.
• 9/11/2006: Radio Story - Senate Education Committee chair says state takeover of St. Louis schools not first priority
• 9/11/2006: Radio Story - Senate Education Committee chair says state takeover of St. Louis schools not first priority
• 5/ 2/2006: Radio Story - An additional 215 million dollars will be spent on education in Missouri during the 2007 fiscal year.
• 4/25/2006: Radio Story - The bill will prohibit those who have performed abortions from playing a part in sex education.
• 4/ 5/2006: Radio Story - Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill reports Missouri high schools are reporting inaccurate information regarding their graduation rates.
• 4/ 4/2006: Newspaper Story - Members of the People for Public Schools protested against a bill that they call a voucher bill.
• 3/28/2006: Newspaper Story - More than a hundred men and women came to the Capitol for a rally and to talk to legislators.
• 3/22/2006: Newspaper Story - Two Missouri House members have introduced two separate bills to require school districts to have policies on bullying.
• 2/27/2006: Radio Story - After Hurricane Katrina, more than 1,000 students traveled to Missouri to continue their education. Now, the federal government plans to pay back the state.
• 2/27/2006: Radio Story - A fifth grade class from southwest Missouri proposed the crayfish to become the state's official invertebrate.
• 2/22/2006: Radio Story - A new bill would increase state funding for public schools
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - A proposed bill by Senator Jason Crowell would allow for the Bible to be offered as an elective class in public schools.
• 2/ 6/2006: Radio Story - House Democrat Rachel Storch wants to reward low-income students who stay away from drugs and alcohol.
• 1/30/2006: Radio Story - Missouri's education commissioner, Kent King, told a legislative panel Hurricane Katrina added about 2,000 students to Missouri's classrooms this year.