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  "path": "/briefs/bill-to-require-gifted-education-screening-in-public-schools-passes-missouri-house/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T22:50:02.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "A bill requiring public schools screen all students to determine if they qualify for gifted education by the time they reach the third grade passed the Missouri House on a 142-8 vote Monday. It bolsters a state law requiring schools to provide gifted classes when at least 3% of its students are identified as gifted. […]",
  "title": "Bill to require gifted education screening in public schools passes Missouri House"
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