Get an insider's view of the Elementary and Secondary Education Budget, the education omnibus bill, and two bills that falsely claim to be about employee rights.
An insider's view of the federal stimulus package impact on state budget hearings. You'll also learn about two new collective bargaining bills. The 4-day school week bill passed the House and moves to the Senate where it will be met with questions.
Welcome to the sixth week of the 2009 Missouri Legislative Session. You'll get an insider's view of budget shortfalls and TABOR. You'll also learn about workplace discrimination and mandatory drug testing bills.
Welcome to the fifth week of the 2009 Missouri Legislative Session. You'll get an insider's view of hearings on charter schools, early childhood education rating systems, four day school week and the pending school safety regulation.
Welcome to the beginning of the 2009 legislative session. You will get an insider's view of the Governor's Inaugural, legislative leadership changes and important issues to be addressed.
The third week of the 2009 legislative session included committee appointments, summary of legislative Senate education committee seminars and budget crisis information. Listen in for an insider's view on these topics and more!
A round table discussion about Missouri NEA opposition to the English Only Constitutional Proposal and support for the Clean Energy Initiative on the November 2008 ballot.
A round table discussion about the Government Pension Offset "GPO" and Windfall Elimination Provision "WEP" unfairly reducing social security benefits earned by hard working Missouri teachers. GPO causes loss of spousal benefits and WEP causes loss of benefits that teachers earned themselves.
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which is the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), its many policy flaws, false assumptions, unintended consequences, and botched implementation have become all too apparent. What will the NEA and Missouri NEA do to ensure an overhaul of this federal law?
Welcome to the final podcast with a summary of the Missouri Legislative Session. You'll get an insider's view of the few bills that are on their way to the Governor's desk and the bills that died for lack of interest or time.
Welcome to the 16th week of the 2008 Missouri Legislative Session. You'll get an insider's view of our opposition to the Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill and other legislation that is still being considered.
You'll get an insider's view of the Wentzville NEA's collective bargaining successes and Missouri NEA's recent victory against the MSTA lawsuit to stop teacher pay raises in Wentzville.