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2007 Children Stories

• 11/14/2007: Radio Story - The Show-Me state was recently ranked the 11th worst state in the nation for educator sexual misconduct, prompting Republican St. Louis Representative Jane Cunningham to work on legislation to attack the problem.
• 11/ 1/2007: Radio Story - The chairwoman of the House Education Committee plans to file legislation to expose sex offending teachers, but the Missouri School Boards' Association has some reservations.
• 10/30/2007: Radio Story - After the recovery of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby in Kirkwood last winter, the demand for child identification kits has soared.
• 10/24/2007: Radio Story - Despite a Jefferson City High School cross country athlete getting a staph infection, the school continues its current policy of educating students about prevention.
• 10/ 2/2007: Radio Story - Six students were injured today in a Jefferson County bus accident.
• 8/29/2007: Radio Story - A state judge upheld Missouri's school funding method, dismissing claims by several schools that it unfairly distributes money among school districts.
• 5/ 9/2007: Newspaper Story - Students have three weeks left to sign up for virtual schools
• 5/ 9/2007: Radio Story - Missouri students have started applying to the new Virtual School program. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) has the story.
• 4/24/2007: Radio Story - Missouri students could hav ethe power to choose which school to attend beginning in the 2008 school year. Hillari Duthoo (DOO-thoh) has more from the state Capitol.
• 3/14/2007: Radio Story - St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay visited the capitol to testify in support of a bill that will allow the mayor's office to sponsor charter schools.
• 3/ 6/2007: Radio Story - Students lobbied Tuesday to make wearing a seatbelt mandatory while driving. Hillari Duthoo (DOO-thoh) has more from the state Capitol.
• 2/21/2007: Newspaper Story - A bill that would create a rating system for early childhood development was stalled Wednesday when senators tried to tack other amendments onto the bill
• 2/21/2007: Radio Story - A bill in the Missouri Senate will implement a five star ratings system for child care providers.
• 2/15/2007: Radio Story - St. Louis Teachers and Students came to Jefferson City Thursday to protest the possible state takeover of the city's schools.
• 2/ 5/2007: Radio Story - There is a proposal for a better preschool program for families below the poverty level.
• 1/30/2007: Radio Story - Today's bus rollover sparked debate among legislators over importance of seatbelts on buses
• 1/23/2007: Newspaper Story - An audit released found the First Steps program for children to be underfunded and understaffed.
• 1/23/2007: Radio Story - A Republican proposal to make English the state's only official language is coming under attack.