Missouri Charter Schools Top the Academic Growth Charts
The first report from the Missouri School Improvement Program 6 (MSIP 6) was released recently, providing data on how each...
Empowering Parents of Every Background with Krissia Campos Spivey
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Krissia Campos Spivey. Krissia Campos Spivey is a rising national leader in ensuring equality of educational...
Troubling Test Results for Missouri Students
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) just released preliminary test scores from last year. We finally have...
Homeschooling in Missouri Nearly Doubled in 2020
Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released the results of its Household Pulse Survey, an effort by the government to...
DESE’s APR Summary Reports Hide Achievement Gaps
If you want to find out how Missouri students are performing, you might think you could go to the Department...
Student Achievement Rises with More Charter Schools
Missouri has long resisted the expansion of charter schools into any suburban or rural area. Opponents of charter schools argue...
Don’t Be Nostalgic for A Failed Policy
There are a lot of policies that seem like a good idea, but aren’t. Busing low-income children of color to...
Charter Schools Outperform in Indianapolis
In Missouri, because of the narrow availability of school choice, you have to be lucky to have access to charter...
Does Banning the Box Work?
WDAF TV in Kansas City recently reported that City Councilmember Jermaine Reed is seeking to expand the city’s ban-the-box initiative...
