I’m a nerd: I admit it. I love grammar puns. I relish solving algebraic equations, and I will swoon for any man who uses Latinate phrases. I’m such in nerd, in fact, that I attended multiple nerd camps during my youth to cultivate my nerdiness outside of the classroom. One of those camps was the Missouri Scholars Academy, a state-funded program that the Missouri House has just recommended be cut from next year’s budget.
Limited state funds shouldn't be spent on Missouri Scholars Academy
Monday, March 23, 2009 | 6:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 4:34 p.m. CDT, Thursday, June 25, 2009
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