Unaccredited Schools

If the parents and staff of Riverview Gardens were making the decision, the school district would soon no longer be unaccredited.Parents, students,…

JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri state Board of Education voted Friday to approve a plan to intervene in struggling school districts. It also sent the…

“Normandy Strong” was the cry Saturday at a rally for supporters of the Normandy School District, whose future is uncertain after losing accreditation and…

(Story updated at 5:42 p.m. to include today's 3rd-read vote by the full Senate that sent SB 493 to the Missouri House.)After spending two days debating…

The Missouri Senate has begun debate on legislation to lessen the effects of the state's student transfer law.The wide-ranging bill attempts to address…

Nine bills that either directly addressed or were related to school transfers and accreditation were combined into one bill and passed Thursday by the…

As Missouri education officials continue to gather public comment on what the state should do to help unaccredited school districts, one sentiment became…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 14, 2013 - State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal knows firsthand about the ins and outs of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 1, 2013: JEFFERSON CITY -- For several hours Tuesday afternoon, members of the Missouri House…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 27, 2013 - Despite an improved showing in this year’s performance report, the Department of…