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9:05 – 9:22 (15mins) Weekly: Susan Pendergrass, director of research at the Show-Me Institute, to discuss:

SLPS School Relocations After Tornado–  Louis Public Schools announced that students from six damaged schools will be moved to other SLPS buildings to start the new school year. While this is being described as a temporary solution, it raises a bigger issue: Why do students only get access to different schools after a crisis? Families should have the freedom to choose different schools before disaster strikes.

Missouri’s Outdated School Funding Formula– A state task force is looking at how Missouri funds public schools. Right now, the formula uses property tax numbers from 2005, even though property values and tax rates have changed a lot since then. This creates big funding gaps between districts. Susan has been writing for years about how the formula needs to be updated to reflect today’s reality, especially when it comes to how schools are funded through local property taxes.

 

9:25 – 9:37 (12mins) Larry Conners  
Weekly: "Mr. Conner's Neighborhood  @LarryConnersUSA

 

9:41 – 9:56 (15mins) Jay Ashcroft, former:  Missouri Secretary of State, @JayAshcroftMOHusband. Father. Missouri's 40th Secretary of State

9:05 &ndash; 9:22 (15mins) Weekly: Susan Pendergrass, director of research at the Show-Me Institute, to discuss:
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<li> SLPS School Relocations After Tornado&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/st-louis-public-schools-announces-temporary-student-plans-after-tornado/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1751425163867642&amp;usg=AOvVaw3r-D6e_-BDOgojrVnf6xZO"> Louis Public Schools announced</a><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/st-louis-public-schools-announces-temporary-student-plans-after-tornado/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1751425163867642&amp;usg=AOvVaw3r-D6e_-BDOgojrVnf6xZO">&nbsp;</a>that students from six damaged schools will be moved to other SLPS buildings to start the new school year. While this is being described as a temporary solution, it raises a bigger issue: Why do students only get access to different schools after a crisis? Families should have the freedom to choose different schools before disaster strikes.</li>
<li> Missouri&rsquo;s Outdated School Funding Formula&ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://missouriindependent.com/2025/06/23/missouri-school-funding-task-force-turns-its-attention-to-property-tax-inequities/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1751425163867642&amp;usg=AOvVaw3P-nOOzj5XGeC2sJVoUBo5">A state task force</a><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://missouriindependent.com/2025/06/23/missouri-school-funding-task-force-turns-its-attention-to-property-tax-inequities/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1751425163867642&amp;usg=AOvVaw3P-nOOzj5XGeC2sJVoUBo5">&nbsp;</a>is looking at how Missouri funds public schools. Right now, the formula uses property tax numbers from 2005, even though property values and tax rates have changed a lot since then. This creates big funding gaps between districts.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://showmeinstitute.org/publication/education-finance/fixing-missouris-school-funding-formula/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1751425163867642&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Q_UcuM16uhSdk41U7aNmw">Susan has been writing for years</a>&nbsp;about how the formula needs to be updated to reflect today&rsquo;s reality, especially when it comes to how schools are funded through local property taxes.</li>
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9:25 &ndash; 9:37 (12mins) Larry Conners&nbsp; Weekly: "Mr. Conner's Neighborhood&nbsp; @LarryConnersUSA
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9:41 &ndash; 9:56 (15mins) Jay Ashcroft, former:&nbsp; Missouri Secretary of State,&nbsp;@JayAshcroftMOHusband. Father. Missouri's 40th Secretary of State

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We are NewsTalkSTL. A radio station built in St. Louis, for St. Louis. We'll give you all the details about what's happening in this crazy news cycle, plus some analysis and opinion through a conservative and libertarian lens. Welcome home, St. Louis.

We are NewsTalkSTL. A radio station built in St. Louis, for St. Louis. We'll give you all the details about what's happening in this crazy news cycle, plus some analysis and opinion through a conservative and libertarian lens. Welcome home, St. Louis.