Turner v. Clayton

As Missouri schools begin preparing for another year of student transfers, the woman who brought the case all the way to the state Supreme Court is at the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 8, 2013 - Threatened lawsuits against the Mehlville School District because of limits it placed…

This fall the unaccredited Riverview Gardens School District in north St. Louis County will cover transportation costs for students who transfer to the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 2, 2013 - Will the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling in Gina Breitenfeld v. School District of…

The top legal issue in the day’s news was the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action at the University of Texas. Instead of the expected…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 20, 2013: In the wake of a Missouri Supreme Court ruling on transfers of students who live in…

Updated 5:34 p.m. to include comments from Chris Tennill of the School District of ClaytonThe Missouri Department Of Elementary & Secondary Education has…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 11, 2013 - The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a lower court ruling in the St.…

Updated 4:38 p.m. & 5:44 p.m.The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a state law that allows students to transfer from unaccredited districts to ones that…

The Missouri Supreme Court today heard arguments over a 20-year-old law that requires unaccredited school districts to pay tuition for students who…