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How Missouri lawmakers want to change education

By Brian Ellison,
Paris Rex Norvell, Byron J. Love
Published April 10, 2023 at 4:00 AM CDT
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Education issues that gained steam during the pandemic — how race and LGBTQ topics are handled in schools, and what role parents and the government should have in their child’s education — are now reaching a head in the Missouri legislature.

Education policy is one of state government’s most important responsibilities. And funding, especially for K-12 schools, represents an enormous portion of Missouri’s state budget. This year, education issues from teacher pay to school choice to transgender issues to school libraries have all been on the House and Senate floors … even the sports betting debate is part of the conversation.

To try to make sense of it all, KCUR’s Jodi Fortino and St. Louis Public Radio’s Kate Grumke joined KCUR’s Madeline Fox to talk about the latest from Jefferson City.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Brian Ellison. It is produced by Paris Norvell, Byron Love and KCUR Studios and edited by Gabe Rosenberg and Lisa Rodriguez.

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Brian Ellison
As a host and contributor at KCUR, I seek to create a more informed citizenry and richer community. I want to enlighten and inspire our audience by delivering the information they need with accuracy and urgency, clarifying what’s complicated and teasing out the complexities of what seems simple. I work to craft conversations that reveal realities in our midst and model civil discourse in a divided world. Follow me on Twitter @ptsbrian or email me at brian@kcur.org.
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Paris Rex Norvell
Paris Norvell is a freelance podcast producer for KCUR Studios,
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Byron J. Love
As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.
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