Advancing Education in Missouri



I am a huge proponent of giving our students the means to further their education. I also feel that corporations are drawn to states with a more educated workforce. In Missouri, we have a fantastic program called the A+ program. What it does is allow a student, that meets the requirements, to go to a junior college for two years free. These requirements include having a 95% attendance record through grades 9-12, perform tutoring for younger students for 50 hours, and graduate with a 2.5 or higher gpa. 


I would like to expand this already wonderful program to more trade schools and four year universities. Trade schools are a great option, for those that have no interest in college. With robotics taking over the manufacturing industries, it would be great if we had trade schools that offer students the ability to learn to operate, install, and program those robots. Automation and autonomy are the future in the United States. 


For the four year university option, the requirements would be a little higher due to obvious added expenses (3.0 or higher gpa, and maybe a few more communities service hours). As we are all very aware, not all universities are priced the same, so it would be based on a reasonable universities pricing. Even still it's a great opportunity for our children to get a higher education for free in many cases. 


This would give our children a huge advantage over kids from other states, and would bring more corporations into our state. We already have a very strong workforce, now let's make it a more educated and even a stronger workforce, that any corporation would be proud to call home. 


- Travis Hagewood

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