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Greenwood Center receives enough state funding to complete project The Greenwood Interprofessional Autism Center project has passed the final funding hurdle. Following the approval of $4.6 million in state appropriations in June, the project has amassed the necessary $7.9 million to renovate the nearly 100-year-old building into an autism center in Kirksville. After Truman State University began the project in 2015, a timeframe for completion is within sight. “Truman is really excited that, here were are, we have the funding, and this really seems like it’s going to happen,” said Janet ...

Fancy that. O’Laughlin said she did invite one Black guy, LaGarrett King, an expert on African American history education and critical race theories, but he turned them down. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri legislative committee on Monday held a hearing on how educators teach K-12 students about race and racism without hearing from any Black Missourians. No Black parents, teachers or scholars testified to the Joint Committee on Education during the invite-only hearing on critical race theory. Aside from an official from Missouri’s education department, the only people who testifie...

No Black voices during Missouri hearing on racism teachings By SUMMER BALLENTINEJuly 20, 2021 GMT JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri legislative committee on Monday held a hearing on how educators teach K-12 students about race and racism without hearing from any Black Missourians. No Black parents, teachers or scholars testified to the Joint Committee on Education during the invite-only hearing on critical race theory. Aside from an official from Missouri’s education department, the only people who testified Monday were critics of critical race theory, which is a way of thinking abou...

Gov. Mike Parson hasn't made a decision about special sessions yet, but the list of calls from Missouri lawmakers continue to grow.

KCUR 89.3 Gov. Mike Parson talks to the media in Kansas City during a visit to Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church in April. Lawmakers have been asking Gov. Parson for special sessions on issues that didn't make this year's legislative session. Gov. Mike Parson hasn't made a decision about special sessions yet, but the list of calls from Missouri lawmakers continue to grow. Calls for Gov. Mike Parson to hold a special session are piling up following the recent adjournment of the Missouri legislative session. A spokesperson for Parson said he has not made a decision yet to call any of the s...