Matt Bartle’s last hurrah?

The Missouri senator from Lee’s Summit has filed an ambitious education bill that would allow merit-based teacher pay statewide, let parents enroll students in kindergarten after the first semester, and stagger vacations to reduce the three-month summer break.

We haven’t always agreed with Bartle, a Republican who’ll be term-limited this year. But we’d like to see these ideas get an airing, especially a move toward merit pay.

FULL STORY: KANSAS CITY STAR.

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