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The Grain Valley branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library has a full calendar of events in November, including:
Pajama Storytime Tuesday, November 12, 2024 10:00am – 10:30am Put on your PJs and enjoy a family storytime at the Library. We’ll sing songs, play with bubbles, and share a bedtime story. Experience the Guitar Tuesday, November 12, 2024 6:30pm – 7:15pm Watch a professional guitarist at work as Aidan Elwell performs a varied guitar repertoire. American Red Cross Blood Drive Thursday, November 14, 2024 1:00pm – 5:00pm The Library is sponsoring a blood drive for the American Red Cross to help ensure reliable blood inventories in our area and beyond. Kids Create Art Tuesday, November 19, 2024 6:30pm – 7:30pm Craft and create at the Library. We provide the supplies; you supply the imagination! Please register participating children only. Play and Learn Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:30am – 11:00am Enjoy a special preschool playtime that is designed to stimulate young minds and strengthen early literacy skills. The Grain Valley branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library is located at 400 SW Buckner Tarsney Rd., Grain Valley. For more information on upcoming events and to register for programs, visit www.mymcpl.org.
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by Erin Woodiel, Missouri Department of Conservation The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites those wishing to get their hunter education certification to attend one of three skills courses offered at Burr Oak Woods Nature Center. Classes are scheduled on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 8:30am - 12:30pm and 1:00pm - 5:00pm and Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9:00am - 1:00pm. Courses are designed for participants ages 11 and up. Parents are invited to attend, though it is not mandatory. The skills course is the second half of the hunter education certification process. Participants will need to have completed the knowledge portion of certification prior to attending. The online version can be completed for a fee, or participants may complete the chapter review questions in the student Hunter Education manual. Student manuals and access to the online courses can be found on MDC’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/ZCt. Student manuals are also available at any MDC office free of charge. Bring proof of completion to class. Register for the Nov. 2 morning course online at https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/203894 Register for the Nov. 2 afternoon course online at https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/203895 Register for the Nov. 9 course online at https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/203896 Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center is located at 1401 NW Park Road in Blue Springs. For any questions, contact the Nature Center at (816) 228-3766. To learn more about hunter education requirements in Missouri or to learn if you are exempt, visit https://mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/hunter-education. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites those wishing to get their hunter education certification to attend one of three skills courses offered at Burr Oak Woods Nature Center. Classes are scheduled on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Photo credit: MDC
by Cory Unrein, Grain Valley News Grain Valley High School senior Italia Haywood has always had an interest in travel, and originally thought a career as a flight attendant sounded like a great option. Haywood said her uncle, an instrument rated pilot, asked a pointed question that sent her on another trajectory. “When my uncle heard that I wanted to be a flight attendant, he said, ‘Why would she do that? She should just fly it herself.’ It wasn’t something I had even considered a possibility. Not long after that, I took what they call a discovery flight, and immediately said, ‘Yeah, this is what I’m doing.”, Haywood said. Haywood shared her newfound passion with her homeroom teacher, Cheryl Beckman, whose brother just happened to be a flight instructor. Haywood began taking lessons with him, and quickly set the goal of becoming a private pilot at age 17 (the minimum age allowed). “It took so much work, especially being in high school. It’s been an on and off process. Sometimes I wouldn’t get to fly for a month, sometimes for a week, and my route to getting my license was a little different,” Haywood said. Haywood explained becoming licensed as a pilot is an extensive process, which includes education on the ground and a written examination and then a minimum of 40 hours of flight instruction. This includes five hours of solo flight and five hours solo cross country (50 nautical miles or further to an airport), before taking a check ride with a designated pilot examiner. On the day of her check ride to gain her license, Haywood flew out to Bolivar to take her test with the pilot examiner. She passed, and quickly called her parents to tell them. But she wasn’t able to enjoy her accomplishment right away. As she looked at the flight radar for her route back to Grain Valley, the weather conditions were not ideal. After a two-hour delay, she consulted with pilots in Bolivar and her flight instructor back home, who all agreed that conditions were still not favorable for a safe first solo flight as a newly licensed student pilot. Haywood’s flight instructor flew down to Bolivar and brought her home. “I was very happy, but I didn’t get to have that experience yet. It was really exciting, but it didn’t hit me until a while after. The whole next day I was smiling all day,” Haywood said. Haywood is now focused on continuing her training and earning additional ratings as a pilot. “I’m a student pilot, not a certified pilot yet. I can’t get compensated for hire now. As a private pilot, I can split costs with you, but I cannot be hired or paid by anyone. I’ll keep bumping up until I’m rated for an airline pilot. There’s a lot more for me to do,” Haywood said. Haywood said Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Florida is a dream school, but she is also considering her options with the Air Force. Regardless of her next step, Haywood knows her future is in the sky and encouraging other young women to consider flying. “Aviation is such a fun community, and only 6% of women are represented in the field. Last year (in aerospace academy), it was me, one girl, and 14 guys. It was a challenge being one of the only girls there. There was a bit of teasing, but I grew up with brothers. You have to hold your head high. I decided I was going to prove to them I could do it. And I was the first private pilot in the program. It is a hard industry, and you have to be driven. I want to be a voice for girls who are interested in flying. I never knew it was an option for me. I never would have been on an airplane as a girl, looked at the pilot, and thought that could be me. I’d like to help change that for girls.” Grain Valley High School senior Italia Haywood reached her goal of becoming a licensed student pilot at age 17, the minimum age allowed, and has her eyes set on a future in the sky. Photo courtesy Staci Haywood.
by Cole Arndorfer
The Grain Valley Schools Board of Education met on Thursday, October 17th for its October monthly business meeting. The board recognized Grain Valley High School senior Drew Melching, who was named a National Merit semi-finalist. The National Merit program honors the top performing high school students in the country and the top three percent of students who take the PSAT exam qualify to be a National Merit Scholar. “Drew has consistently demonstrated his academic prowess throughout his high school career,” Grain Valley High School Principal Drew Smith said. “He has challenged himself with the most rigorous course load available, including numerous Advanced Placement courses and honors courses." Following the recognition, the board heard a report from the district’s librarians. The report allowed the board to see some of the initiatives the libraries in the district are doing with the students, including author/illustrator visits, teaching how to read and write about books, services that allow teachers to show different videos in class and comply with copyright laws, and special events and themes that are held in the libraries. Superintendent Dr. Brad Welle gave the board an update on student attendance numbers, discussed the culture and climate surveys that are being given to staff, students, and families, as well as highlighted the academic and support services reports for the month. Moving into new business, the board approved a budget amendment to increase the budget for continuing education for faculty members moving up the pay schedule. The board briefly discussed two sets of board policies to be discussed by the board more in depth at their next workshop, then be brought back at the next monthly meeting. The next Board of Education meeting will take place on November 21, 2024 at 6:00pm at the Leadership Center. Would sports betting boost Missouri school funding? There’s no guarantee, experts sayby Meg Cunningham and Maria Benevento, Beacon: Missouri Takeaways
Missourians are being bombarded with ads promoting Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment to legalize sports betting. The betting operators urging voters to legalize sports betting say it would bring “tens of millions of dollars in education funding for our children and our schools.” But others aren’t so sure. It’s a familiar guarantee about casino or lottery campaigns — that betting generates money for Missouri schools. Political scientists and experts on the Missouri state budget say promising gambling revenue to education doesn’t necessarily boost school spending. A review by the state auditor found that sports betting could generate anywhere from zero to almost $29 million annually. The number depends on a lot of factors, such as how much Missourians bet, the amount of promotional bets that are placed tax-free and how much the Missouri Gaming Commission spends on operating costs. No matter how much the revenue may be, there’s no guarantee that it will mean an increase to the state’s education budget. “During a campaign, supporters always tout the most generous forecast of revenue coming in,” said Peverill Squire, a political science professor at the University of Missouri. “The revenues probably won’t be as high as what’s being promised.” How will taxation actually work?The revenue that comes from sports bets will be taxed at 10%, half the rate at which casino gambling is taxed. But skeptics say that the amendment’s language doesn’t detail the collection of that 10% tax. The ballot measure says that a 10% wagering tax will be imposed on any revenue. But it doesn’t outline who may collect that tax, or the methods for doing so. Compare that to 2022’s amendment to legalize recreational marijuana. That measure laid out a path for the tax revenue, stating the tax must be paid to the Missouri Department of Revenue. Then the department is allowed to retain a small percentage for its own costs and any remaining money should be deposited by the department into a specific fund for veterans’ health care. A similar path for sports betting tax collection isn’t laid out in Amendment 2. “There have been questions raised because the ballot measure did not include the mechanism for funding that it needs to,” said Amy Blouin, the president and CEO of the left-leaning Missouri Budget Project. “Some of this stuff might have to be figured out in court if it were to pass,” Blouin said. “There are legitimate questions about whether or not this was ready for prime time … if some basic requirements are missing from the language.” The Department of Revenue reached the same conclusion in the fiscal information it sent to the state auditor’s office about the amendment. “Without the identification of an agency to collect the tax, no tax can be collected. Therefore, it appears this section will not generate any revenue to the state, the (gaming) Commission or to the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund,” the fiscal note said. Lawyers representing the Amendment 2 campaign wrote in a memo in January that the Department of Revenue has the independent authority under the Missouri Constitution and state law to collect taxes. “The Department has authority to collect taxes (including this new tax) and it should know that,” the memo said. Outside of a potential fix in the courts, the top Democrat on the Missouri House Budget Committee said the legislature may have to work around the amendment and come up with language to actually collect the tax. But he’s not too optimistic. “Historically, it’s not easy to get a Republican legislature to pass a bill about this topic to begin with, let alone a tax collection bill,” said Rep. Peter Merideth of St. Louis. How do school districts feel about Missouri Amendment 2?Public school districts and education groups are largely neutral on whether or not the amendment should pass. But some doubt whether it would put more funding in classrooms. During an Independence School Board meeting in October, Superintendent Dale Herl urged voters not to let promises of education funding sway their vote on Amendment 2. He said tax revenue isn’t likely to add to education spending, based on school districts’ experience with other gambling taxes in the past. “My belief is that all it’s going to do is further supplant money that we would already be getting,” he said. Voters should instead reflect on what they think about sports betting itself, he said. “If you don’t want to go across the state line to place your Chiefs bet or Royals bet, I would say vote yes,” he said. “If you’re opposed to sports betting in Missouri, then vote no.” Spokespeople for Kansas City Public Schools, North Kansas City Schools and the Lee’s Summit School District said they had no position on the ballot measure and no comment on its potential impact. The Missouri Association of School Administrators said it has no position on Amendment 2 and pointed to a handout from the Missouri School Boards’ Association. The MSBA also doesn’t take a position on Amendment 2. But its handout casts doubt on how much money would go to education, especially for public schools. Amendment 2 doesn’t lay out what grade levels or services the funding could cover, or specify whether it will go to public or private schools. In contrast, Amendment 5, a separate question on the Nov. 5 ballot about authorizing an additional casino in the Lake of the Ozarks, says tax revenue would go toward early literacy programs in public elementary schools. The lack of specificity “means that the state revenues from Amendment 2 could go to private and parochial schools in the state, not just public schools,” the MSBA handout says. “This is relevant as the state legislature continues to expand the state’s voucher programs and moves towards privatization of public education.” Missouri’s state-sponsored private school scholarship program is currently funded through a system of offering donors tax credits, but some lawmakers have proposed that it be directly funded by the state. The MSBA handout also notes that if estimates are correct, schools around the state would only receive about $29 million annually, about 0.7% of the approximately $4 billion of state general revenue used to fund the K-12 education budget last year. That’s without factoring in the hit casino tax revenue for schools could take from competition with sports betting, MSBA said. The Missouri National Education Association, a teachers union, also takes no position on Amendment 2. The group’s summary notes that the amendment doesn’t authorize any specific entity to collect the tax and has few requirements for how the money can be used. The Missouri State Teachers Association, a professional organization, also doesn’t take a position on the amendment. “While there may be financial implications relating to education, the heart of this ballot question asks if Missourians would like to expand gambling in our state,” Matt Michelson, director of education policy, said in an email. “MSTA has a long tradition, and guidance from members, to maintain a strong focus on issues that directly impact public education.” The measure has backing from both of Missouri’s candidates for governor, Democratic Rep. Crystal Quade and Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. It also has backing from major sports teams in Missouri, including the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs, as well as The Kansas City Star and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “It is currently estimated that roughly $2 billion a year are placed in bets using offshore gaming websites, money that is currently not going back into our education system,” the campaign’s website reads. “By legalizing sports betting we are ensuring tens of millions of dollars in education funding for our children and our schools bringing that economic activity back to Missouri.” An August poll from St. Louis University and YouGov found that 50% of Missourians supported Amendment 2, while 30% were opposed.. That support hasn’t come without major spending from the campaign backing the amendment. The latest campaign finance reports show that the group has raised $21.5 million since its launch. The rocky relationship with gambling revenue and the General AssemblyAside from the unknown path to collect revenue, the amendment’s language doesn’t outline a guarantee that schools will actually get more funding when it comes to the overall state budget. The amendment’s language says the revenue will be appropriated to elementary, secondary and higher education schools in the state, after two conditions are met. First, the revenue will be used to reimburse the Missouri Gaming Commission for any costs it takes to oversee sports betting in Missouri. Second, a maximum payout of $5 million will go to Missouri’s compulsive gambling fund. Whatever revenue is left over would then be appropriated to schools after those two payouts are made. Critics of the measure say states such as Kansas and Indiana haven’t seen as much revenue as what was promised. Part of that reason is because revenues from promotional bets or free credits aren’t taxed. Plus, a provision that accounts for “negative revenues” for sportsbooks might actually limit how much is being taxed. If exemptions and deductions exceed how much money sportsbooks take in, they aren’t taxed for the month. “If the amount of adjusted gross receipts in a calendar month is a negative figure, the licensee shall remit no sports wagering tax for that calendar month,” the constitutional amendment reads. “Any negative adjusted gross receipts shall be carried over and calculated as a deduction in the subsequent calendar months until the negative figure has been brought to a zero balance.” The largest exemption for sportsbooks is always paying out the winners. That cuts into the company’s profits on paper and, consequently, its obligation to pay taxes. In February 2023, Kansas only collected $1,134 in taxes on sports betting because so many people won their bets. There were $194 million in wagers and $194.8 million in payouts. To counter that problem, the campaign argues that because Missouri’s amendment includes a 25% cap for promotional or free credit bets for each sports betting operator, the state will collect more revenue. A study prepared for the campaign backing Amendment 2 found that Missouri sports betting operators would see $3.4 billion in bets placed in the first year of operation. The study estimated that total revenue would be $335 million, but more than $272 million of that would be from tax-deductible promotional credits. After deducting federal fees and uncollectible fees, Missouri would generate approximately $4.7 million in state tax revenue outside of license fee revenue. Lawmakers, though, could move around other parts of the state’s education budget. “The reality is there’s really not a lot you can do to protect monies from the General Assembly,” said Squire, the University of Missouri professor. “It’s very hard to limit their ability to shift budgets or shift monies around.” Squire pointed to the formula for funding public school transportation. It’s something that lawmakers put on the back burner in the overall education budget and haven’t always fully funded, leaving districts to take up the costs themselves of running buses and hiring drivers. “They can say, ‘Well, here’s new money coming into one area,’ and then slip money out in another area,” Squire said. “Given the experience that we’ve had with various programs that are supposedly protected, the legislature really won’t be constrained by any of the promises that have been made.” The campaign directed The Beacon to an Oct. 9 memo prepared by Alixandra Cossette, a Jefferson City attorney who filed the initiative petition. The memo says that the General Assembly will be tasked with interpreting Amendment 2’s language plainly, and that the money should be used as a supplement to already existing education budgets. A 2007 study of nationwide state lottery revenue spending from lawmakers found that some states outline in their legislation that lottery revenue must be used to supplement, not replace, funding that goes to education. Other states aren’t as specific, leaving room for money to be swapped with other parts of the budget. Some states also direct lottery revenue to specific funds related to K-12 public education, while others say the money should be spent on education more broadly. “While earmarking on this level falls short of ensuring lottery dollars are not fungible, its transparency and independence from the general education fund make it easier to measure the extent to which lottery dollars supplement previous public education spending,” the study concluded. Merideth also pointed to the year-to-year process of outlining the state budget. What happens with the revenue one year may not happen the next, he said. “The budget is the budget, and essentially, the legislature can’t tie the hands of future lawmakers on the budget,” said Merideth, the representative from St. Louis. “So it’s going to be a fight every year, basically, to try and make sure that they’re funding schools, just like it’s been every year.” This article first appeared on Beacon: Missouri and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. A full calendar of events awaits patrons at the Mid-Continent Public Library in October, including:
Storytime for Families Tuesday, October 15, 2024 10:00am – 10:25am Hear stories, sing songs, join in movement activities, and create memories together. Designed for children of all ages, come share the early literacy experience with the whole family. Kids Create Art: Fall Crafts Tuesday, October 15, 2024 6:30pm – 7:30pm It’s fall, y’all! Come to the Library to create fall-themed crafts. Play and Learn Wednesday, October 16, 2024 10:30am – 11:00am Enjoy a special preschool playtime that is designed to stimulate young minds and strengthen early literacy skills. There will be exhilarating and fun activities and the opportunity to meet other preschoolers and caregivers. The open playtime allows you to come and go as your schedule permits. Medicare Educational Seminar Thursday, October 17, 2024 2:00pm – 3:15pm Learn about the 2024/2025 Medicare changes; what original Medicare covers; and the real differences between Part C, Part D, and Medicare supplement plans. For more information on these and other events hosted by MCPL, visit www.mymcpl.org. U.S. Department of Education begins testing of new FAFSA formby Shauneen Miranda, Missouri Independent WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education is launching the first testing period for its phased rollout of the 2025-26 form to apply for federal financial student aid on Tuesday, with more students set to partake in this beginning testing stage than initially expected. The department announced in August it would be using a staggered approach to launch the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid — or FAFSA — in order to address any issues that might arise before the form opens up to everyone by Dec. 1. The number of students able to complete the form will gradually increase throughout four separate testing stages, with the first one beginning Oct. 1. The phased rollout makes the form fully available two months later than usual and comes as the 2024-25 form — which got a makeover after Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in late 2020 — faced a series of highly publicized hiccups that the department has worked to fix. Earlier in September, the department announced six community-based organizations chosen to participate in the first testing period: Alabama Possible; Bridge 2 Life, in Florida; College AIM, in Georgia; Education is Freedom, in Texas; the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, in California; and the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria, in Virginia. “Thanks to the wonderful organizations, we expect closer to 1,000 students in Beta 1 as opposed to the 100 we initially thought,” FAFSA executive adviser Jeremy Singer said on a call with reporters Monday regarding the 2025-26 form. During this first testing stage, U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal said the department will process students’ FAFSAs, “give students an opportunity to make corrections, if needed, and send the records to colleges and state agencies.” “Colleges will be able to use these same records when it’s time for them to make financial aid offers,” said Kvaal, who oversees higher education and financial aid, including the Office of Federal Student Aid.
Three more testing periods
The department on Monday also named 78 community-based organizations, governmental entities, high schools, school districts and institutions of higher education to participate in its three subsequent testing periods for the 2025-26 form. Three of the community-based organizations chosen to take part in the first testing period — Florida’s Bridge 2 Life; Texas’ Education is Freedom; and Virginia’s Scholarship Fund of Alexandria — will also participate in subsequent testing stages. To help students and families prepare for the 2025-26 application cycle, the department said this week it’s releasing a revised Federal Student Aid Estimator, updated resources for creating a StudentAid.Gov account, including a “parent wizard,” as well as an updated prototype of the 2025-26 FAFSA. Last week, the department released a report outlining 10 steps it’s taking to improve the FAFSA application process. Part of those efforts include the department strengthening its leadership team and working to address issues for families without Social Security numbers when completing the form, in addition to vendors adding more than 700 new call center agents. Missouri Independent is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Missouri Independent maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Jason Hancock for questions: [email protected]. Follow Missouri Independent on Facebook and X. by Cole Arndorfer
The Grain Valley Schools Board of Education met on Thursday, September 19th for their September meeting. The board recognized the Early Childhood Center as a tier two PBIS award winner, and Matthews Elementary as a tier three award winner, which is the highest a school can go within the PBIS framework. Each school was presented with a plaque marking their status. Superintendent Dr. Brad Welle started his report by discussing the district’s attendance dashboard for the month and noted threats that other area schools have received over the month as a result of the most recent school shooting receiving national news coverage. Welle said the district took the opportunity to remind parents about the importance of making sure students know how serious the threats are and the consequences of those threats. Welle then said that since the new student lunch debt program was implemented, over $14,000 has been repaid. Following Welle’s report, the board approved the CSIP annual priorities. Then, under new business, the board approved setting the tax levy rate at 4.7382. Also under new business, the board approved the list of certified and non-certified substitutes for the year. The board then moved into the board policies portion of the meeting. In this section, the board heard the first read of a set of policies set for review this year. The board will review the set of policies at the October workshop. Following this, the meeting was adjourned into executive session. The next Board of Education meeting will be at 6:00pm on Thursday, October 17th in the Leadership Center. Downtown Grain Valley, in partnership with Grain Valley High School student government and Central Jackson County Fire Protection District, has revived the Community Pep Rally and Bonfire just in time for homecoming.
The community is invited on Wednesday, September 18th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm to the Grain Valley Community Gardens downtown for a spirit-packed rally. Cheer on GVHS sports teams, enjoy the pep band, and meet the Eagles mascot. GVHS high school students will then have the space reserved for them from 7:30-9:00pm to gather around the bonfire and make some memories. The Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the launch of the 2025 National Civics Bee®, an initiative aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. Hosted in partnership with The Civic Trust® of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the competition in Grain Valley will inspire middle schoolers to become better informed about American democracy, to engage respectfully and constructively in the community, and to build greater trust in others and institutions. Middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade from public, private, charter, and home schools are invited to take part in the first-round civics essay competition. After a distinguished panel of judges review the essays, the top 20 students will be selected to advance to their local competition: an in-person live event featuring two rounds of civics questions followed by a Q&A round to test their civics knowledge. The Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its local competition in the spring of 2025. The local finalists and top winners will receive various prizes, including prizes worth at least $500 for the first-place student. Participants in the National Civics Bee® will have the chance to gain recognition for their civics knowledge and skills and compete for prestigious prizes throughout the competition. The competition enables students to explore issues that matter to their communities, furthering their understanding of civic engagement and fostering responsible citizenship. Winners from each of the local competitions across Missouri will be invited to take part in the state finals. The first-place winner of the state finals will receive a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete for prizes worth at least $50,000 during the national championship in the Fall of 2025. “Informed and active citizens are the cornerstone of a strong community, economy, and workforce. The Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to host the National Civics Bee® to promote greater civic knowledge in Missouri,” Cory Unrein, Director of Business Development for the Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce said. “Fostering a deep understanding of civics and government among our young students is critical to the vibrancy of democracy and civic life in America. The National Civics Bee® provides a unique platform for them to not only showcase their knowledge but also become active and engaged citizens of the future,” Hilary Crow, vice president of civics at the U.S. Chamber Foundation said. For more information, visit Grain Valley Chamber of Commerce - National Civics Bee (growgrainvalley.org). Hosted in partnership with The Civic Trust® of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the competition in Grain Valley will inspire middle schoolers to become better informed about American democracy, to engage respectfully and constructively in the community, and to build greater trust in others and institutions. Photo credit: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
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