The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on “Ready for Change”
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the just-published study I coauthored with Verne Kennedy of Market Research Insight: The survey...
Logical Education Policy
A Chesterfield resident is unhappy about a proposal to allow students to attend public schools outside of their district. This...
Teachers Aren’t Assembly-Line Workers
Dr. Kent King, Executive Director of the Missouri State Teachers Association, brings up the subject of performance pay and criticizes...
Vouchers for SLPS
There’s an interesting op-ed regarding vouchers over at the Columbia Daily Tribune this morning. The author argues that one possible...
More SLPS Drama
Over at PubDef, you can find a fairly comprehensive list of exactly what’s going on now with the SLPS and...
SLPS in The Economist
The SLPS have again broken through to the international media. The Economist has featured an article about the ongoing troubles...
The Kids on the Bus
I agree with my colleague Steven Bernstetter that helping children escape the failing St. Louis Public Schools is imperative. But...
Riding the bus to the county, and a stronger MO
Amidst the state takeover of the St. Louis Public Schools, education reformers are tossing around a number of ideas for...
Why School Reform Can’t Wait
A Post-Dispatch editorial describes the tragedy of public education in St. Louis: Public education can be an avenue to unlimited...
More of the Same in Saint Louis Schools
Outstate Missourians are annoyed that so many of Missouri’s tax dollars have gone towards education in St. Louis, with poor...
Charter schools and state takeovers; a tale of two cities
Yesterday the state Board of Education voted to take control of the St. Louis Public Schools district. In the process,...
SLPS Students Protest
Students in the St. Louis Public Schools are protesting at Mayor Slay’s office. They’re worried that their diplomas won’t matter:...
Charter School Confusion
My colleague, Sarah Brodsky, blogged the other day about the recent efforts of Mayor Slay to acquire the authority necessary...
Tracking Down the Graduates
Private firms have a place in public education after all. From PubDef: Dr. Martin said that SLPS has evidence that...
State Takeover vs. Mayoral Control
We’re one step closer to a state takeover of the Saint Louis school district: The State Board of Education voted...
