State Representative Kathryn Swan - District 147

Kathryn Swan was elected to serve District 147 in the Missouri House of Representatives in November 2012. She serves on the following committees: Elementary and Secondary Education, Higher Education, Appropriations-Education, Workforce Development and Workforce Safety, and the Special Standing Committee on Emerging Issues in Health Care. She also serves on the Majority Whip Team and the Speaker's Advisory Committee.

SPEAKERS SUPPORT MEASURE THAT WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PRESCHOOL

Posted Sunday, March 2, 2014, at 12:18 PM

(HB 1689 sponsored by Kathryn Swan (R-Cape Girardeau))

A parade of representatives from education and business groups came forward during a hearing Wednesday morning to voice support for a bill that aims to provide school district with state funding for preschool programs. More... - http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/education/speakers-support-measure-that-woul...)

(from The Columbia Tribune)

"Workforce development is a critical component of Missouri's economic well-being. Investing in early learning is an economic development issue which benefits the entire state." Tyler Nottberg, Chairman & CEO, U.S. Engineering

"In addition to preparing our future workforce, investments in high-quality, early care and education will attract new businesses and skilled labor to Missouri." Brian Crouse, Vice President of Education, Missouri Chamber of Commerce

"Missouri spends over $25 million a year in federal, state and local tax dollars on kindergarten grade repetition. When children have access to high-quality early education, they enter kindergarten ready to learn."Maxine Clark, Founder, Build-A-Bear

"TWO-THIRDS of Missouri's children are not proficient in reading by 4th grade. Children who attend high-quality pre-Kindergarten Have improved K-12 achievement." Teresa Maleday, President, Commerce Bank Central Missouri Region.

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Rep. Swan,

Education is by far the largest expenditure in the budget. DESE alone already consumes over $5 billion annually. Why do you believe that throwing more money at new preschool programs will deliver improved student performance? What studies can you cite that quantify the relationship between mandatory preschool programs and improved student performance?

This sounds like another part of Common Core which you support. It will be another "free" daycare for people who are already working too much to pay taxes. Perhaps if we didn't flush so much tax payer money down the rat hole, more parents could stay at home and raise their children instead of working multiple jobs to pay taxes.

-- Posted by Rick Vandeven on Wed, Mar 5, 2014, at 10:35 AM
Amen , Simon you hit the nail on the head! The people going along with this,stand to gain something for them selves.(like maybe a broadband co to run all the computers the kids will be using.)check out family of some of these people. we all know how this works, your scratch my back and I will scratch yours, think of the money to be made! Sure they will go along with this.

The reps we are sending to defend the Constitution and our rights to parent our own kids, are not looking out for you or your kids. our kids are not the winners here and everyone with half a brain should be able to see this. I say .........

Huston we have a problem!! AND WE NEED TO FIX IT NOW!! (WHEN IT IS TIME TO VOTE REMEMBER..... these people when your children are being INDOCTRINATED BY COMMON CORE.)

If you don't know about Common Core get on the internet and read up on it, it just might help save your kids and our country ! for we are surly going down the wrong path and these kind of people are leading the way.

Just like Joann Emerson , good people gave lots time and money, to get her re-elected and they had the wool pulled over their eyes, they can do anything to us and we just take it. And all the time she knew she would leave and take a job that offered her more money and look how much money this cost us. It is easy to spend someone else money, very easy . She should have been made to pay all that back or made to stay in office for a number of years her choice, but we should have never been made to get the short end of the stick on this, but we all did. They know they can do anything and we will NOT hold them accountable.

-- Posted by monk on Fri, Mar 7, 2014, at 10:28 AM

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