Get an insider's view of the progress being made on the state budget. Also a breakdown of the Omnibus Bill.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes - Thirteenth Week of Legislative SessionGet an insider's view of the Elementary and Secondary Education Budget, the education omnibus bill, and two bills that falsely claim to be about employee rights.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes - Eleventh Week of Legislative SessionAn insider's view of the Missouri House budget and the Omnibus Education Bill.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes 7th & 8th Week of LegislativeAn insider's view of the federal stimulus package impact on state budget hearings. You'll also learn about two new collective bargaining bills. The 4-day school week bill passed the House and moves to the Senate where it will be met with questions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes - Ninth Week of Legislative SessionAn insider's view of the state budget process. What's happening with the stimulus money? Are the education cuts too deep? How do we fix this? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes - Sixth Week of Legislative SessionWelcome to the sixth week of the 2009 Missouri Legislative Session. You'll get an insider's view of budget shortfalls and TABOR. You'll also learn about workplace discrimination and mandatory drug testing bills.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes - Fifth Week of Legislative SessionWelcome to the fifth week of the 2009 Missouri Legislative Session. You'll get an insider's view of hearings on charter schools, early childhood education rating systems, four day school week and the pending school safety regulation.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes - Fourth Week of Legislative SessionThe House and Senate Education Committee begin to hear bills like the four day school week and school safety bill.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes - Kickoff of 2009 Legislative SessionWelcome to the beginning of the 2009 legislative session. You will get an insider's view of the Governor's Inaugural, legislative leadership changes and important issues to be addressed.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes - Third Week of Legislative SessionThe third week of the 2009 legislative session included committee appointments, summary of legislative Senate education committee seminars and budget crisis information. Listen in for an insider's view on these topics and more!Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Let's Talk - The Political Recommendation ProcessA round table discussion of how and why Missouri NEA recommends candidates in an election.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Let's Talk - Ballot Issues In This ElectionA round table discussion about Missouri NEA opposition to the English Only Constitutional Proposal and support for the Clean Energy Initiative on the November 2008 ballot.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Let's Talk - College Affordability A round table discussion about college affordability in Missouri and how to fix this problem.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Let's Talk - Tuition Tax Credit VouchersA round table discussion regarding Missouri NEA's opposition to Tuition Tax Credit Vouchers. Find out where Nixon and Hulsoff stand on this issue.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Let's Talk - Unfairly Reduced Social Security Benefits for TeachersA round table discussion about the Government Pension Offset "GPO" and Windfall Elimination Provision "WEP" unfairly reducing social security benefits earned by hard working Missouri teachers. GPO causes loss of spousal benefits and WEP causes loss of benefits that teachers earned themselves.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Let's Talk - NCLB Needs An OverhaulThe No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which is the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), its many policy flaws, false assumptions, unintended consequences, and botched implementation have become all too apparent. What will the NEA and Missouri NEA do to ensure an overhaul of this federal law?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes - Summary of 2008 Legislative SessionWelcome to the final podcast with a summary of the Missouri Legislative Session. You'll get an insider's view of the few bills that are on their way to the Governor's desk and the bills that died for lack of interest or time. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes-Sixteenth Week of Legislative SessionWelcome to the 16th week of the 2008 Missouri Legislative Session. You'll get an insider's view of our opposition to the Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill and other legislation that is still being considered. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Missouri NEA Behind the Scenes-Wentzville Collective Bargaining LawsuitYou'll get an insider's view of the Wentzville NEA's collective bargaining successes and Missouri NEA's recent victory against the MSTA lawsuit to stop teacher pay raises in Wentzville. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
