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Circuit court judge upholds Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for minors as legal

4 months 1 week ago
A circuit court judge in Cole County, Missouri, on Monday upheld the state's law that bans transgender health care for minors. Judge R. Craig Carter ruled that the lawsuit brought by transgender children and their parents did not meet any of the criteria required to block the enforcement of a 2023 law on transgender care. During the 13-day trial earlier this year, the state argued that there was no medical consensus on the efficacy of medical transition. In his ruling, Judge Carter sided with…
Sam Clancy

Missouri school district performance improves, but 2 local charters in unaccredited range

4 months 1 week ago
The latest round of student test scores show fewer Missouri public school districts and charter schools in jeopardy of losing accreditation, though this year’s data won’t immediately affect how schools are graded. Based on annual performance report scores released Monday for the sixth iteration of the Missouri School Improvement Program, or MSIP6, there were 343 districts and charters that improved when compared to an average of their scores over the previous two years. A total of 71 districts…
Annelise Hanshaw