School Transfers

This week, St. Louis Public Radio's state Capitol reporter Marshall Griffin joins Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies to talk with state Rep. Clem Smith.The Velda Village Hills Democrat represents a number of small municipalities in St. Louis County, including most of the cities within the embattled Normandy School District.

Recent national data indicate that schools are becoming resegregated and African Americans are less likely to be in integrated schools. That is why the…

(Updated at 4:54 p.m., Tues., May 20)COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to replace the Normandy School District…

Gov. Jay Nixon once again signaled that he might strike down school transfer legislation that passed out of the General Assembly last week. After he…

Few could accuse the Missouri General Assembly of languishing during its last few days of session.In fact, the legislature’s last dash was something of a…

Updated at 9:35 a.m. Monday with clarification on tuition rates, link to final bill text.Two bills passed by Missouri lawmakers this week would have a…

A tumultuous school year in Missouri is about to end, and a new era in school choice could be about to begin.When the Missouri Supreme Court ruled…

The Missouri legislative session’s finale played out this week with members in their usual swivet of last-minute activity and suspense. Watching the…

(Updated 10 a.m. Friday, May 16)The Missouri House has passed the so-called student transfer fix, sending it to Gov. Jay Nixon one day before the end of…

A long-simmering feud between Gov. Jay Nixon and some black politicians, going back to his days as Missouri’s attorney general, flared up again in…