9:05 – 9:22 (15mins) Susan Pendergrass, director of research at the Show-Me Institute,
to discuss:
1) St. Louis Public Schools turmoil: After firing Superintendent Millicent Borishade, SLPS is once again searching for leadership. The district owes her more than $700,000 and faces possible school closures and questions about state intervention.
2) Missouri’s “Unsafe School Choice Option” failure: The Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO) is a federal safeguard created under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which ensures that students attending persistently dangerous schools can transfer to a safer public school. Despite tens of thousands of violent incidents, Missouri has never identified a single unsafe school under federal law. Susan can explain why the state’s definition is too narrow and what policymakers can do to protect families.

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