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2000 Lower Ed. Stories

• 12/13/2000: Newspaper Story - Accreditation of the state's urban schools tops the education issues confronting Missouri's next governor and legislative session.
• 10/ 5/2000: Newspaper Story - Missouri parents would have more investment options for their childrens' college education under plans being developed by Missouri's state treasurer as well as candidates for the job.
• 10/ 5/2000: Newspaper Story - The educational background of Missouri's gubernatorial candidates reflect the differences in their education policies.
• 9/20/2000: Newspaper Story - Missouri's program for educationally at-risk middle schools received its first federal grant Wednesday.
• 9/12/2000: Newspaper Story - GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Talent shifted his bid's focus from highways to education.
• 9/11/2000: Radio Story - Bob Holden won the straw poll conducted at Lasalle Middle School by 13 percent. But, Republican Darrel Duwe does not put much credence in the results.
• 4/26/2000: Radio Story - Sen. Ted House is still trying to change law to allow Francis-Howell school district five years to pay back money.
• 4/ 5/2000: Radio Story - Senator Ted House of St. Charles is the bill's sponsor, he is putting the bill aside to try and deal with the diversity of opinions on the charter school issue.
• 2/15/2000: Radio Story - St. Louis School District Superintendent Cleveland Hammons testified before the House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee.
• 2/15/2000: Radio Story - Benjamin Demps told the House Education Committee his school district is working to become accredited.
• 2/ 9/2000: Radio Story - Republican Senator Peter Kinder wants to allow private institutions to charter public schools.
• 2/ 3/2000: Radio Story - Senator Harold Caskey says it's time to look at replacing property taxes as the way to fund schools.
• 1/19/2000: Radio Story - Republican candidate for governor Jim Talent gave a speech he called the "Republican State of the State" today in the capitol.
• 1/19/2000: Newspaper Story - The final State of the State address by Gov. Mel Carnahan ended with a serenade from children.
• 1/12/2000: Radio Story - House Republicans have proposed a bill to divide the Kansas City School District.
• 1/12/2000: Radio Story - A bill sponsored by Senator John Russell would give schools $80 for each student that completes driver's ed.
• 1/12/2000: Radio Story - Two joint resolutions would ask Missouri voters to roll back the requirement on passage of a school bond to a simple majority.
• 1/13/2000: Radio Story - State legislators are hoping to imporve school violence laws this session.
• 1/13/2000: Radio Story - Two mid-Missouri schools have already had to close their doors for one day, and the flu season is just beginning.