St. Louis charter schools have the seventh-largest public school market share in the country, according to a report released today by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

One-quarter of the public school students in St. Louis went to charter schools last…

It seems “proficient” actually means something in Missouri’s annual math and reading tests.

In a report released today, the National Center for Education Statistics called Missouri’s testing standards some of the most rigorous in the nation.

The study, “Mapping State Proficiency Standards…

Contrary to (early) popular belief, Missouri is aiming to participate in the first round of the federal $4.3 billion Race to the Top competition.

Yes, new education Commissioner Chris Nicastro told the Missouri legislature’s Joint Committee on Education last month that…

This is the unedited e-mail sent from Virginia-based Imagine Schools CEO Dennis Bakke to his top executives and schools principals.

For Sunday’s Post-Dispatch story, go HERE. 

From: Dennis Bakke
Sent: Thu 9/4/2008 10:26 AM
To: #DL All School Developers; #DL All National Principals; #DL…

The Missouri Charter Public School Association is still looking for teachers and educators to sign up for its yearly conference, next week, Oct. 15-16, in Columbia, Missouri.

The association says the event features a new awards ceremony, education seminars, and presentations including…

Every school in Missouri will soon be able to send parents instant updates about the H1N1 flu through an alert notification system, according to the Missouri School Boards’ Association.

MSBA Executive Director Carter Ward said he knows of no other similar…

One example: This letter from Catholic school parent Lawrence Barker, after he read about city students’ very poor rate of access to good public schools.

I’ve edited it for brevity.

Several weeks ago I met Kelvin Adams, the new St. Louis Public…

Arne Duncan talks to SLPS Superintendent Kelvin Adams.

Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education, told a crowd gathered at a St. Louis Public school that he supported union-district partnerships, schools that serve whole communities, high-quality charters, and aggressive efforts…

Jeff Smith, a Missouri state senator and recently-resigned Confluence Academy board member, has pleaded guilty to two felony charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice related to his 2004 campaign for the U.S. Congress, according to the most recent the Post-Dispatch…

About 70 dignitaries and educators gathered this morning to officially open Confluence Academy’s new downtown high school.

It is the 3,000-student charter school network’s fourth campus in St. Louis, and has been at least two years coming. Confluence Preparatory Academy shared…