Saint Louis teachers want a raise, and they have a point
On Friday, the Post-Dispatch covered a recent Saint Louis school board meeting where over 100 teachers vociferously argued for a...
Maintaining the Education Status Quo
Today it was announced that many St. Louis area school districts have agreed to accept a lower tuition rate for...
Nobody Benefits from School Buildings Sitting Vacant
I joined Kelly Jackson and McGraw Milhaven on “The McGraw Show” this morning to discuss my new paper, “Vacant School...
Charter Schools: From B to A
Missouri has made significant gains in its use of charter schools as educational options. Recently, the state earned a B...
A Public School and a Private School Experience
Two hours—that was the amount of time it took me to get dressed, do my hair, get dressed again, decide...
St. Louis Public Schools Saving School Buildings for a Rainy Day
Yesterday, the Senate Education Committee conducted a hearing on House Bill 42. Brittany Wagner and I submitted testimony with suggestions...
For Charter Schools, SLPS Is Marie Antoinette
In Missouri, charter schools do not get money for facilities or transportation. A recent study by researchers from the School...
Kansas City Public Schools Embraces Charter Education
On Wednesday, the Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) Board of Education voted to submit an application to the Department of Elementary...
Students Need Choice, Not-Pie-in-the-Sky Solutions
When the chairman of the Black Leadership Roundtable announced his plan for ensuring Saint Louis-area students have access to a...
Students Need Choice, Not-Pie-in-the-Sky Solutions
When the chairman of the Black Leadership Roundtable announced his plan for ensuring Saint Louis-area students have access to a...
When Public Schools Compete
We Choose SLPS is the slogan for the Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS) ad campaign, in which radio commercials, newspaper...
Privatization in Education-Not as Scary as Some Think
As first appearing in Education News: In a classic episode of The Three Stooges, the phrase “Niagara Falls” triggered a...
IFF Provides Map for “Quality” Charter Schools
IFF, a nonprofit community development financial institution based out of Chicago, released its latest widget last week. The widget is...
Lawmaker Holds Double Standard For Private Schools
Missouri Senate Bill 493 includes a provision that would allow students in unaccredited school districts to attend non-religious private schools....
Show-Me Institute Supports Strong Pensions For All Teachers
The Springfield News-Leader ran an incorrect version of this op-ed on December 13, 2013. Here is James Shuls’ original version:...
Public Schools Do Not Serve All Students
As first appearing in Education News on October 22, 2013: One of the great myths in education today is that...
What Is The Cost Of Not Educating Students?
Earlier this week, Missouri State Auditor Thomas Schweich released the results of an audit of the St. Louis Public School...
Part 2: Highlighting Options Through School Accreditation
While Missouri Senate Bill 125 could lead to better options for students in unaccredited school districts, the bill focuses too...
Saint Louis Public School District Adds Blue Chip To Portfolio
Often, the best way to solve a problem is to try a new strategy. In 2011, Saint Louis Public Schools...
Baby Steps On Teacher Tenure Reform
The 97th Missouri General Assembly did nothing about school choice. However, the legislature was not completely inactive regarding education issues. On...
