Turner v. Clayton

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 2, 2012 - The long-running Turner case involving students who live in unaccredited school…

For nearly 20 years Missouri has had a law on the books that allows students in unaccredited school districts to transfer to nearby accredited ones.It’s a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 4, 2012 - National School Choice Week is ending in Missouri with a flurry of proposals that…

Legislation that’s designed to stop a potential mass exodus of students from unaccredited schools in St. Louis and Kansas City to nearby suburban schools…

Updated at 1:40 p.m. with additional information from the Lindbergh School District.Updated at 2:45 p.m. with information from the Webster Groves School…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 20, 2012 - It is serendipitous that the Missouri Legislature has gone back to work this month,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 20, 2012 - From dealing with the aftermath of a Missouri Supreme Court decision allowing for…

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, Jan. 4, 2012 - After a contentious and at times unproductive 2011 session, the Missouri General…

The 2012 Missouri legislative session is underway, and much of the first-day talk revolved around the challenges facing the state’s public schools.In…