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...
Few Students Transfer From Kansas City Public Schools – Thanks To Charter Schools
It is always risky when you make predictions; but aside from the time I bet against the Harlem Globetrotters, I’m...
A Lower, Consistent Tuition For School Transfers Is Possible Without The Legislature
Many have lamented that the inter-district transfer law, which allows students to transfer from unaccredited public school districts to nearby...
How Choice Changes The Transfer Dynamic In Kansas City
The recent Missouri Supreme Court decision, which upheld the state’s inter-district school transfer law, has many in Kansas City on...
Could Kansas City Benefit From Student Transfers?
On Dec. 10, the Missouri Supreme Court once again upheld the law that allows students to transfer from failing schools....
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...
Three Public School Superintendents Walk Into A Free-Market Think Tank . . . No Joke
On Tuesday morning, the Show-Me Institute was pleased to host “Solutions: A Panel Discussion on the School Transfer Law.” Joining...
Will School Transfers Lead To Disaster Of Biblical Proportions?
Is it just me, or does a lot of the conversation lately about school transfers sound a lot like a...
A Real Choice For Students In Unaccredited Districts
As first appearing in in STL Beacon on August 12, 2013: Everyone knows the old adage, “You can’t please all...
Shining A Light On A School Transfer Solution
The school transfer case has placed education at the center of attention in Saint Louis. Many are eagerly watching the...
School Transfers, Follow The Money (Part 2)
Right now, there are so many unknowns when it comes to the issue of student transfers from unaccredited school districts....
School Transfers, Follow The Money
Following the advice of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), the Riverview Gardens and Normandy school districts...
State School Board Votes to Close Wellston
The Missouri State School Board voted today to close the Wellston School District. Wellston students will be Normandy students after...
The Perfect Nexus of Things I Can’t Stand
Tiny little municipalities, red-light cameras, and policing for profit have found each other, just like chocolate and peanut butter finally...
Tiny Little Cities and Policing for Profit
Today’s Post-Dispatch has an article on sobriety checkpoints in North St. Louis County. Issues such as the heavy use of...
