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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    August 24, 2009

 

 
Senate’s Educated Citizenry 2020 Committee Holds “Visioning” Meeting
 
 

 

JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Senate’s Educated Citizenry 2020 Committee will hold its second meeting tomorrow (8/25), which will focus on establishing a vision that will help guide the committee as it develops long-term strategies for improving education in Missouri.

 

The committee was established this year under Senate Resolution 304 and is responsible for creating long-term plans and strategies for developing an educational system where Missouri students learn to be productive and successful citizens who are prepared for global competition.

 

Some of the topics on the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting include discussion of the committee’s vision and the process for developing that vision, the principles and values that will guide the process and the committee’s eventual goals.

 

Serving on the committee are Sen. David Pearce (R-Warrensburg), chairman, Sen. Jeff Smith (D-St. Louis), vice-chairman, Sen. Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield), Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia), Sen. Wes Shoemyer (D-Clarence) and Sen. Robin Wright-Jones (D-St. Louis).

 

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