Margie Vandeven

Education

Students make gains in MAP scores, but schools still fall far short of leaving no child behind

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 4, 2011 - Missouri education officials have a positive take on the results of MAP tests taken by…
Education

Plan to evaluate Missouri school districts heading back to state board

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 21, 2011 - After 15 meetings statewide and countless hours of brainstorming on the best way to…
Education

Missouri education leaders try again to write new state school standards

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 16, 2011 - Trying for the third time to devise new standards to judge Missouri schools, state…
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It's report card time -- for school districts

Dale Singer

Students aren't the only ones who get report cards -- school districts do, too. And the latest numbers for some troubled school districts in the St. Louis…