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…

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…

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…

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…

One of the most innovative public schools to open this decade in St. Louis just finished it’s first day.

St. Louis Language Immersion Schools started this morning with 180 students — 100 in The Spanish School and 80 in The French School.

The…

A Missouri judge has rejected a challenge to the way charter schools are funded in the state.

Cole County Judge Richard Callahan ruled against the Kansas City School District today, according to the Associated Press, after the district filed suit over…

The state board of education unanimously approved today a city charter school for dropouts.

Shearwater Education Foundation, the brainchild of Wash U grad Stephanie Krauss, is targeting pregnant moms, homeless teens, emancipated foster care youth, and students who leave school early.

It…