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Friday, January 25, 2013

Governor Jay Nixon Outlines Education Goals

Missouri's Governor was at Oak Brook Elementary School in Ballwin Thursday.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon reinforced some already-stated education policy goals Thursday in a St. Louis County visit ahead of Monday's State of The State address, and also discussed school security in a visit to Oak Brook Elementary School in the Parkway School District. After meeting with district administrators in private and then visiting an Early Education classroom, he talked in the school's library of creating a "seamless" path of education from Pre-K programs to college. Gov. Nixon said he would request "additional resources" to fund early education programs, noting the connection between Pre-K and success later in life. He did not identify a dollar amount, but called it a "smart investment with a very big return."   He restated a…

Friday, December 14, 2012

Update: St. Louis County Police Will Offer Increased Elementary School Patrols Following Connecticut Mass Shooting

The move comes in the wake of a deadly shooting rampage in Newtown, Connecticut which has left dozens dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many of them young children.

St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch announced via Twitter Friday afternoon that officers will provide extra patrols at elementary schools until further notice. "We hope our presence will calm fears," he tweeted. Those fears come in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Newtown, CT, friday where authorities say a man went to an elementary school and killed at least 26 people, including his mother, according to Newtown Patch. At least 18 children have been killed in the Newtown shooting, according to authorities. Update: 3:45 p.m. Friday: County Police spokesman Randy Vaughn told Patch Friday afternoon that the move makes elementary schools "a first priority" for patrols, and applies only to the areas in unincorporated St. Louis County…

Doyl L Watson II

12:56 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012

Yeah, just wait and see what the Tyrant will present as a solution to all of this: Strict Gun Control - De-Arming all Conservatives and Christians [Quietly - calling them Mental Nut Cases] - insisting on Tracking chips on ALL Students AND administrators, to plant the seeds for the next generation to live under constant surveillance...by the Govt State...   more ›

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