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Guns here, guns there, in Missouri, everywhere a gun

September 16, 2014 Willy Kessler Guns, Missouri region, States One comment

“A Utah elementary school teacher who was carrying a concealed firearm at school was struck by fragments from a bullet and a porcelain toilet

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Teachers, tenure and Rex Sinquefeld

August 22, 2014 John Terranova Education, Missouri region Leave a comment

Missouri’s November 2014 ballot will include a constitutional amendment regarding a change to the the teacher tenure system in Missouri and development of a

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Missouri wants to “protect” your kids by secretly arming their teachers

June 12, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Education, Guns, Missouri region, Public safety, States 2 comments

Another NRA-backed, bonehead idea has passed the Missouri legislature. On the last day of the 2014 session, the Missouri legislature passed a bill that

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Rita Pierson: “Every kid needs a champion”

May 16, 2013 Renee Shur Children, Education, Youth issues Leave a comment

Is there any profession more important or demanding than teaching? Think about it. How many jobs require mastery of the multiplicity of skills that

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Life lessons from Patty the swimming teacher

December 24, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, Ideas, Language/Words Leave a comment

Soon after I sat down beside the pool to watch Patty the swimming teacher work with my young grandson, I grabbed a notebook and

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What would reasonable school reform look like?

October 17, 2011 City Mom Education, Youth issues Leave a comment

In my last two articles for Occasional Planet, I lambasted two current trends in our country’s educational system: over-reliance on standardized tests and the

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Evaluating teachers based on students’ test scores is harmful. Here’s why.

October 6, 2011 City Mom Education 4 comments

I taught sixth grade in a local public middle school for six years.  It was a struggling, blue-collar district.  My students’ parents did not

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School’s in! What’s your teacher’s salary?

August 29, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Education, States One comment

For kids, a typical school day is about six to eight hours. Not so for teachers, whose work load includes additional hours for grading

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