Lawmakers to discuss education in special session
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Lawmakers to discuss education in special session

Date: September 9, 2018
By: Jacob Cavaiani
State Capitol Bureau

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Missouri lawmakers are returning to the Capitol this week for a special session, and one topic they'll discuss is education.
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Wrap: On top of education, Missouri lawmakers will also discuss improving drug treatment courts.

Parson says he found some problematic language in two bills lawmakers passed in spring.

That's his reason for calling the special session.

Parson  hopes to create a program for students to learn about opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math education.

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Description: Those two issues work with what we’re trying to push from the governor’s office: one on the STEM, on the education side of it. Because we do believe that’s the way to the future, to make sure. We don’t want to delay that any longer.

The education bill does raise some controversy.

Some lawmakers and educators are concerned that allowing computer science classes to count for graduation credit could come at the expense of math classes.

From the state Capitol, I'm Jacob Cavaiani.