Show-Me Now! School Transfer
Through a series of legal maneuvers, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the State Board of...
The Transfer Law: Another Disappointment
Cameral Cotton’s children were deeply saddened when they learned they would not return to Francis Howell School District. Cameral’s three...
What’s in a name?
That which we call an unaccredited school by any other name would perform as well. William Shakespeare spoke of roses,...
Allowing Normandy Students To Return Makes Sense To The Head And The Heart
A Joint Statement From Adolphus M. Pruitt and James V. Shuls In the fall of 2013, students from the unaccredited...
The Francis Howell Transfer Decision: One Family’s Disappointment
“It’s a slap in the face.” That was parent Cameral Cotton’s response to the Francis Howell School District’s decision to...
Transfer Decisions Begging For A Lawsuit?
Recent decisions that the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the State Board of Education have made raise...
Why Not Charter Schools In Normandy?
After years of paying taxes in a school district that failed them, the Normandy community deserves quality schools that will...
The Transfer Program – Curbing The Decade-Long Drop In Enrollment?
According to data from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, enrollment in the Normandy School District has been...
Missouri State Board Of Education Robs Students Of Educational Opportunities
Larcenist is a strong word to call someone, but that is exactly what Missouri Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-Dist. 14) called...
Normandy Schools Collaborative Offers Hope
Yesterday, the Missouri State Board of Education voted to lapse the Normandy School District. What exactly this means for the...
Normandy Superintendent Calls For Passage Of Senate Bill 493
“Now SB493 needs to become law this session so our district can retain the talented staff that is so hard...
Collective Bargaining + Tenure = More Teacher Layoffs In Normandy
The Normandy School District is in a tough place financially. The inter-district transfer program is taking its toll and the...
Playing The MSIP Game
At the Show-Me Institute’s Policy Breakfast last week, Normandy School District Superintendent Ty McNichols stated that his district would begin...
Panel Discussion of the School Transfer Law
The school transfer law has created controversy in Saint Louis. The question is, where do we go from here? Show-Me...
Radio Free North County
I promise this will be the last post of police radio dispatching for some time, but the Post-Dispatch had another...
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