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Government, Schools

Gov. Jay Nixon Signs Bills to Help Foster Children and Their Families

The governor signed another bill to extend and expand a program allowing tax credits for residential youth treatment agencies, like Epworth Children and Family Services in Webster Groves.

Government, Schools

No Fix Reached For Unaccredited Students

Rockwood School District and other area school officials hope the lower courts will resolve the issue of how students from unaccredited districts are accepted into neighboring districts. It goes back into court May 31.

Each fall, Rockwood School District managers do enrollment projections for five years out, after the official enrollment count for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is finalized.

Schools

School Districts to Legislators: Save Us from Flood of Students

School officials contend a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling could send a stream of students from unaccredited districts to their classrooms; bills in the legislature may address the issue.

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