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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

9:05 &ndash; 9:22 (15mins) Susan Pendergrass, director of research at the Show-Me Institute, to discuss: 1)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/10/21/after-superintendents-firing-slps-facing-questions-closing-schools-state-takeover/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1761702151124239&amp;usg=AOvVaw13SiQQ8YQ2SKlIBWNlQRcw">St. Louis Public Schools turmoil</a>:&nbsp;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)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://showmeinstitute.org/blog/education/the-unsafe-school-choice-option-usco/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1761702151124239&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ucxsMR_fDnQRztuhU9Lta">Missouri&rsquo;s &ldquo;Unsafe School Choice Option&rdquo; failure</a>:&nbsp;The Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO)&nbsp;is a federal safeguard created under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),&nbsp;which ensures that students attending persistently dangerous schools can transfer to a safer public school.&nbsp;Despite tens of thousands of violent incidents, Missouri has never identified a single unsafe school under federal law. Susan can explain why the state&rsquo;s definition is too narrow and what policymakers can do to protect families.
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9:25 &ndash; 9:37 (12mins) Larry Conners&nbsp; Weekly: "Mr. Conner's Neighborhood&nbsp; @LarryConnersUSA

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We are NewsTalk STL. A radio station built in St.…

NewsTalk STL

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.