Doug Thaman

The Biome School, a small, independent public charter school in St. Louis, has to rely on donations for a quarter of its funding to educate 178 students.…

Updated Nov. 7 at 3:55 with Nixon comments: No Missouri school districts scored in the unaccredited range on this year’s annual report cards, but that…

To get an idea about how difficult it can be to interpret test score data when it comes to charter schools, consider Lafayette Preparatory Academy, just…

The rationale for a new collaboration between public school districts in the St. Louis area and Missouri’s association of charter schools can be summed up…

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…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 11, 2012 - By passing a law to expand charter schools, the Missouri legislature said it wanted…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 14, 2012 - With a new law in place that could lead to more charter schools across Missouri, the…

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announced Thursday that three new charter schools will open next fall. That will bring to 18 the number of schools that have…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 11, 2012 - If a bill filed for the new session of the Missouri legislature passes, charter…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 19, 2011 - Citing continued shortcomings in academic achievement and governance, Missouri…