Michael Gauch is the superintendent of the Harrisburg Community Schools District Unit No. 4. He spoke with Tom Miller about the lack of funds K-12 schools in Southern Illinois has received and whether schools like those in Harrisburg will stay open in the 2016-'17 school year.

Dr. Christie McIntyre, Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at SIU and newly installed Second-Vice-President of The National Association of Teacher Educators joins The Morning Newswatch.

Chris Lindsey, Senior Legislative Council for the Marijuana Policy Project, joins The Morning Newswatch.