The state’s chief of schools has reconvened the Danforth-Freeman committee, to again analyze St. Louis Public School governance and recommend a plan for the future.
The fate of the district’s elected school board now likely rests in the committee’s hands.
At the…
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…
It looks like the U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, will be visiting St. Louis.
Rumors have floated through St. Louis Public — as well as Washington circles — recently.
Then, this morning, St. Louis Judge Jimmie Edwards, who is working with…
The State Board of Education voted yesterday to join the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a national project to establish more consistent academic standards in English and math for K-12 students.
The State Board of Education had been opposed to the…
New Missouri state Education Commissioner Chris Wright Nicastro, now in her last month as superintendent of Hazelwood Schools, plans to retire from the state’s public school retirement system and draw that money in addition to the $185,400 she will make…
