More Districts to Try New Standardized Testing System
This school year, six St. Louis-area school districts will begin using a new adaptive testing system to assess student performance...
When Do Summer Breaks Start for School Districts Across Missouri?
Many families may be beginning to wonder if their children’s school gets out earlier or later than everyone else’s. With...
Riverview Gardens and Normandy Are Regaining Local Control
After a decade of state control, the Missouri Board of Education recently announced it will restore local control to two...
Open Enrollment in St. Louis Schools: 55 Years in the Making
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When the Spainhower Commission issued its final report in 1968,...
WSJ Takes Aim at Illinois, Ignores Missouri
The Wall Street Journal recently published an editorial that expressed legitimate shock about the relationship between teacher ratings and rates...
The Suspense Isn’t Exactly Killing Me
I guess we should be concerned that the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is keeping their district...
On Superintendents and Their Districts
Does it really matter who’s running a school district? Put another way, is paying top dollar for a superintendent a...
Should Saint Louis Raise Property Taxes for Public Schools?
What do you call nearly $15,000 per pupil? If you’re the Saint Louis Public School System, you call it “not...
The Ferguson Commission: A Bridge to Nowhere
As first appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Roman philosopher Cicero once said, “Advice is judged by results, not...
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