HB 1044 and Expanding Charter Schools in Missouri
Senate Bill (SB) 727, passed into law last year, allows any state-approved sponsor to authorize a charter school in Boone...
Hanging Up on Smartphones in Missouri Public Schools
Smartphone use has become a national debate. As technology has advanced, cell phones have changed from devices for simple communication...
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,...
Expanding the VIP List for Charter School Eligibility
In Missouri, only a select few are eligible for the VIP status of charter school eligibility. The “bouncer” until recently...
This Is What Number Four Looks Like?
By now, we have all seen that wonderful photo of the young child sitting in the backseat of her parents’...
A Charter School for Normandy?
The Normandy School District might be getting its first charter school. That is, unless a coterie of local functionaries scupper...
The City-County Line Remains a Barrier to a Good Education
KSDK has a great interview with Chester Asher, CEO of Northside Community School, a charter school in St. Louis. Northside...
Like a Sore Thumb: Missouri’s Testing Standards Buck National Trend
Marching to the beat of your own drummer is all good and well as long as you know where you’re...
