Posted on Jan 31, 2023
Missouri teachers association opposes open enrollment and bill restricting teaching about race
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Over 100 educators gathered in Jefferson City to voice opposition to Missouri bills that would allow public districts and charter schools to open enrollment to nonresidents, and a "Parent's Bill of Rights" that would ban schools from teaching diversity-related concepts and "critical race theory."
The Missouri State Teachers Association is opposing legislation addressing two of Missouri Republicans’ education priorities — open enrollment and a Parents Bill of Rights.
The association voiced its opposition to the bills during the group’s visit to the Capitol on Tuesday. More than 100 educators gathered in Jefferson City for the event.
Lobbyist Mike Wood said the organization is concerned about the open enrollment bill voted out of the Senate Education and Workforce Development committee Tuesday morning as well as a similar bill in the House.
The Missouri State Teachers Association is opposing legislation addressing two of Missouri Republicans’ education priorities — open enrollment and a Parents Bill of Rights.
The association voiced its opposition to the bills during the group’s visit to the Capitol on Tuesday. More than 100 educators gathered in Jefferson City for the event.
Lobbyist Mike Wood said the organization is concerned about the open enrollment bill voted out of the Senate Education and Workforce Development committee Tuesday morning as well as a similar bill in the House.
Missouri teachers association opposes open enrollment and bill restricting teaching about race
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Parson spoke on some of the education priorities he mentioned during his State of the State address, including funding additional dollars to the Career Ladder Program, which gives raises to experienced teachers for doing extra work. He also spoke on his priority of investing in daycare.
“You're like everybody else, you have kids. You've got to be able to take care of those kids too,” Parson said. And to keep good school teachers in a school setting and doing what it is you're trained to do, then I got to make sure you can go to work.”
Rep. Mike Henderson, R-Bonne Terre and Sens. Karla Eslinger, R-Osceola and Doug Beck, D-Affton, also spoke at the assembly.
Henderson said he believed that though there are differing views on education, teachers have the respect of lawmakers in Jefferson City.
“You do make a difference when you go door to door and talk to those individuals. They want to hear from you and we need to hear from you,” Henderson said.
Beck said while he supports Parson’s budget regarding education, a lot of bills are micromanaging or taking away local control for schools.
“There's so many other things out there that are coming after our teachers. And at a time when we have a critical shortage of teachers, we can't let this happen,” Beck said.
Copyright 2023 St. Louis Public Radio. To see more, visit St. Louis Public Radio."
..."Parson spoke on some of the education priorities he mentioned during his State of the State address, including funding additional dollars to the Career Ladder Program, which gives raises to experienced teachers for doing extra work. He also spoke on his priority of investing in daycare.
“You're like everybody else, you have kids. You've got to be able to take care of those kids too,” Parson said. And to keep good school teachers in a school setting and doing what it is you're trained to do, then I got to make sure you can go to work.”
Rep. Mike Henderson, R-Bonne Terre and Sens. Karla Eslinger, R-Osceola and Doug Beck, D-Affton, also spoke at the assembly.
Henderson said he believed that though there are differing views on education, teachers have the respect of lawmakers in Jefferson City.
“You do make a difference when you go door to door and talk to those individuals. They want to hear from you and we need to hear from you,” Henderson said.
Beck said while he supports Parson’s budget regarding education, a lot of bills are micromanaging or taking away local control for schools.
“There's so many other things out there that are coming after our teachers. And at a time when we have a critical shortage of teachers, we can't let this happen,” Beck said.
Copyright 2023 St. Louis Public Radio. To see more, visit St. Louis Public Radio."
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TSgt James Herslebs
I am of the opinion that the money should follow the student. If the student goes to a Charter School or a private school the Education tax dollars should go to that school. Perhaps that will wake up the WOKE communists running the Public School System. Discipline in the Public Schools across America is non-existent and Parental involvement is sorely lacking. Living in Missouri I see some of the Public School systems woeful lack of responsibility and inadequate use of tax payer dollars. I am speaking about Jefferson City Public Schools and Columbia Public Schools. Columbia Public Schools recently took students to a Transgender Drag show without parental consent.
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