Bright Flight

Many high-achieving and low-income high school students bound for college get an assist from the state of Missouri in the form of modest scholarships.The…

A student advocacy group wants Missouri’s merit-based scholarship program, Bright Flight, to be restructured. Advocates say it should take a back seat to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 14, 2010 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon made his last pass today at the final stack of legislative…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 7, 2010 - While promoting his budget-cutting prowess, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon came face to face…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 6, 2009 - Federal stimulus dollars for education are supposed to be used in part to plug holes…