Missouri State Board of Education

Columbia, Missouri, charter schools, Boone County, Missouri charter schools, Frontier Schools

Education | ARTICLE | May 6, 2026

Columbia’s First Charter School Approved for 2027 Opening

By Patrick Johann | Read Time 2 min

School hallway, school choice, open enrollment, voluntary open enrollment, Missouri education policy

Education | ARTICLE | October 29, 2025

Voluntary Open Enrollment Means No Open Enrollment

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | May 6, 2025

New State Board of Education Has a Long To-Do List

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 5 min

Kid walking to school

Education | ARTICLE | April 29, 2025

A Bad Deal for Missouri’s Children

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | April 11, 2025

Don’t Throw It Out—Fix It

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Empty classroom, Missouri education, accountability, DESE, Missouri State Board of Education, Missouri school accreditation

Education | ARTICLE | December 3, 2024

Will the New Commissioner of Education Bring More Accountability to Missouri School Districts?

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Empty classroom

Education | ARTICLE | May 17, 2024

So Predictable

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Student taking test

Education | ARTICLE | January 11, 2024

What if We Decided to Lean in to Testing?

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

School building

Education | ARTICLE | October 20, 2023

Riverview Gardens and Normandy Are Regaining Local Control

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

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