Chris Nicastro

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal knows firsthand about the ins and outs of transferring from one…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 1, 2013: JEFFERSON CITY -- For several hours Tuesday afternoon, members of the Missouri House…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 23, 2013 - Missouri’s commissioner of education said Monday that until three years of data are…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: This time last year, the St. Louis Public Schools were pushing for an upgrade in their accreditation…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 23, 2013 - If Missouri educators were to use the first year of a new evaluation plan to classify…

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released its Annual Performance Report (APR) for all of Missouri's school districts, using…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 20, 2013 - JEFFERSON CITY -- With more than 2,500 students in unaccredited school districts in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: JEFFERSON CITY -- With more than 2,500 students in unaccredited school districts in St. Louis County…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon:Members of the Missouri state board of education voted unanimously Tuesday to grant provisional…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 2, 2013: Missouri Education Commissioner Chris L. Nicastro raised questions Friday about the…