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As we quickly approach a month that our elected officials have been at work in Bismarck, here is the latest on what they have been up to.

Businesses appear reluctant to take part so far

Jefferson City, MO. On Tuesday, the Missouri Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee spent time on Senate Bill 5. Senator Andrew Koenig of Manchester says this measure seeks to allow the enrollment of nonresident students in public school districts: The bill would create the Parent Public School Choice Fund, pulling $60 million from state appropriations. Information was given during the hearing by Susan Pendergrass of the Show Me Institute, a conservative think-tank based in St. Louis, and Dr. Sean Kirksy, superintendent of the Camdenton School District, who returned to the schoo...

The legislation makes several changes regarding K-12 education, including the creation of a portal that contains every school district’s curriculum and other information. It also would prohibit the teaching of critical race theory and other diversity-related concepts.

A Missouri Senate committee removed a controversial proposal targeting transgender athletes from a wide-ranging education bill Tuesday, but the committee's chair indicated more debate to come on the issue.