This past Sunday, nearly 1,400 attendees witnessed the enshrinement of 15 great men and women, two teams, and one hospital into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Achievement Awards were also given to 16 men, women, and sports programs for their contributions to Missouri sports. This included an award presented to Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield for her crucial role in establishing the Boy Scout Merit Badge for Chess.

Senator Rob Mayer, sponsor of SB603 that would create an open enrollment law for Missouri, responds to misinformation in Tuesday’s Daily Dunklin: It is a hot topic today among school administrators, parents and parents-to be, and Missouri politicians. The issue of open enrollment is in the limelight for the second time in as many years.

CET, LLC. will be part of a team providing contract support to the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) with integrated science, technology, and engineering solutions to address the defense needs of the war fighter. The Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), headquartered at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland.

CNN education contributor Steve Perry and author Linda Perlstein took a look at merit pay today.
They began by addressing a clip of the President’s statement:
“Stop making excuses for bad ones. Let me be clear. If a teacher is given a chance or two chances or three chances but still does not improve, there’s [...]

66% of respondents say that they would be in favor of letting parents choose a different school district for their child.
That indicates significant support for Sen. Rob Mayer’s open enrollment bill. For superintendents or faculty that have concerns about losing students, this is a perfect opportunity to get involved in the legislative process and [...]

The CECM OpEd, Race to the Top Application Incomplete without Charter Expansion, has been published in newspapers across the state. Click on the full story for links to each website.

CECM State Director Earl Simms recently talked to KOMU 8 in Columbia, Missouri about the organization’s support for legislation (SB 603) that would allow open enrollment in Missouri’s public schools. Below is the text of testimony given to the Senate Education Committee:

On Tuesday, January 27 the Joint Education Committee presented their interim studies at a hearing of the committee. Each of the studies were required as part of SB 291, passed during the 2009 session.
The first study presented was a study of charter school achievement in the state, looking at value-added estimates of charter and [...]

CET completes Phase II field testing of the Gen2 Hyperspectral Sensor System for their EDEN program managed and funded by US Army NVESD Ground Combat Directorate.

It’s the beginning of another semester–and it’s not just a new semester for my students. I am also beginning another part-time load of graduate classes through the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, where I am currently working on a master’s degree in secondary education. I first signed up for this graduate degree as part of my [...]