February 2012
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Legislature Watch
By Susan Turk
February 27, 2012—St. Louis—At present there are 2 omnibus education bills working their way through the Missouri legislature, a house and a senate version. Omnibus bills combine several bills dealing with the same subject into one large bill. Both bills have been voted out of committee and can come up for a floor vote at any time. The two bills vary from each other. They are...
School Choice = No Choice for Public Schools
By Susan Turk
February 12, 2012—St. Louis—A motley crew of politicians around the country, governors and the like, proclaimed January 22-28, 2012 National School Choice Week. Events promoting school choice were held in many cities. St. Louis’ took place Wednesday, January 25 at Loyola Academy. The event was sponsored by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, an institution...
SLPS to Sponsor Charter Schools
By Susan Turk
February 3, 2012—St. Louis—Last week, January 22-28 was National School Choice Week. Superintendent Kelvin Adams surprised SLPS parents by taking advantage of the timing to ask the SAB to approve resolutions asking the State Board of Education to allow the SLPS to sponsor two elementary level charter schools for the 2012-13 school year. Adams has been talking about...