Education

This week we celebrated National Teacher Appreciation Week – a week that has taken on a whole new meaning this year with Missouri schools closing due to coronavirus. This health crisis has posed many challenges, and our children’s education is no exception. To slow the spread of the virus, the Governor announced in April that our schools would remain closed for the rest of the academic year, requi... Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) supported two Congressional Rule Acts that would overturn the Department of Education’s teacher preparation and accountability rules. Read more »

Parents and local educators know what is best for our nation’s children; parents are the ones who are raising their children to become well-rounded individuals and educators are with the children day in and day out and they know how to best operate a classroom. I believe that entrusting education decisions with those closest to the students, rather than bureaucrats in Washington, creates the most effective and sustainable education programs. Read more »

Something that we can all agree on is that every child in every school deserves access to an excellent education. However, our country is falling short of achieving the goal of every child receiving a solid educational foundation. Read more »

The staff of U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) will be hosting the second round of Constituent Service Days of 2014 in all 13 counties of the 3rd Congressional District beginning Monday, July 7 and running through Thursday, July 10. Constituent Service Days allows constituents to meet with Luetkemeyer staff to discuss issues and have questions answered. Read more »

In an effort to strengthen federal student privacy policy and keep student records secure, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) has introduced the Protecting Education Privacy Act (PEPA) which would enhance protections for students by rolling back regulatory changes made by the administration to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Read more »

Around the nation, parents and teachers are joining together to oppose the implementation of the top-down, “one-size-fits-all” approach to education through Common Core State Standards. Movements in states from Pennsylvania to Georgia have gained momentum and forced lawmakers to examine the value of Common Core and in some cases halt its implementation. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today voted in support of a permanent solution that would fix and lower interest rates for all newly issued student loans Read more »

In an attempt to return responsibility for student achievement to states and school districts, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today issued the following statement after successfully passing an amendment to the Student Success Act expressing concern over implementing Common Core standards in schools: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today expressed disappointment that Senate Democrats failed to pass legislation addressing student loan rates that doubled today despite having the opportunity to consider the Smarter Solutions for Students Act passed in May by a bipartisan majority of House members that would have stopped the increase and stopped Congress from arbitrarily setting student loan rates in the future. Read more »