rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/oppose-senate-bill-55?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-oppose-senate-bill-55' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Network for Public Education Action https://actionnetwork.org/groups/network-for-public-education https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Send your letter to oppose this bill. Read more about Senate Bill 55, described by the Missouri School Boards Ass. below: "The Senate Education Committee jammed through a mega bill on Thursday that will be heard on the Senate floor soon.  SB 55 has a long list of provisions hostile to public education that have never even had a public hearing. The bill now includes: School Board Member Recall: Requires an election to recall a school board member if a petition is submitted signed by at least 25% of the number of voters in the last school board election. Education Scholarship Account/Vouchers: Creates up to $100 million in tax credits for donations to an organization that gives out scholarships for students to attend a home school or private school – including for-profit virtual schools. Charter School Expansion: Authorizes charter schools to be opened in an additional 61 school districts located in Jackson, Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis counties or in cities of 30,000 or more and allows charters opened in provisionally and unaccredited districts to remain open even after the school district regains accreditation. Turning MOCAP into Virtual Charter Schools: Allows students enrolling in MOCAP full time to apply directly to the vendor and cuts the resident school district and professional educators out of the process. Home school students allowed to participate in MSHSAA activities. Districts are prohibited from belonging to MSHSAA unless home schooled students are allowed to participate in district athletics and activities governed by MSHSAA. Limiting State Board of Education: Restricts members of the state board of education to serve only one full term." https://actionnetwork.org/letters/oppose-senate-bill-55