charter schools

Three New Charter Schools To Open In St. Louis

Maria Altman — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:19:24 +0000

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announced Thursday that three new charter schools will open next fall.

That will bring to 18 the number of schools that have gone through the screening process put in place by the mayor's office.

The mayor says quality education is critical to keeping families in the city.

He says this week's announcement that the St.

State: 4 of 5 'Financially Stressed' Mo. Charter Schools Are In St. Louis

The Associated Press and St. Louis Public Radio — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:56:23 +0000

The state says five Missouri charter schools are financially stressed.

Four of the schools are in St. Louis - Carondolet Leadership Academy, Grand Center Arts Academy, South City Preparatory Academy and Jamaa Learning Center. The fifth is Pathway Academy in Kansas City.

This is the first time the state has declared schools financially stressed under a new state law that requires more supervision of the publicly funded but independently run schools. The designation is based on ending balances in two key funds.

More charter schools may come to more Missouri areas, with Gov. signature

The Associated Press — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:01:19 +0000

Gov. Jay Nixon says he will sign legislation allowing charter schools to operate in more areas of Missouri but with greater oversight.

But the governor vetoed a separate education bill that would have made it easier for some students to transfer to other districts.

Nixon plans a formal signing ceremony for the charter school bill Wednesday night at the Missouri Girls State convention in Warrensburg.

Charter school closures affect more than 3,500 students, may be unprecedented nationally

The Associated Press — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:17:52 +0000

More than 3,500 students will be displaced when a network of St. Louis charter schools run by Virginia-based Imagine Schools Inc. is shuttered in a closure so massive it may be unprecedented nationally.

Todd Ziebarth of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the closure was "definitely" the largest he knew of.

Mo. Senate passes education overhaul legislation

The Associated Press — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:40:02 +0000

The Missouri Senate has passed bills that would allow for more charter schools in the state and would also allow the state to take over failing school districts more quickly.

In a 31-2 vote Wednesday, the Senate gave final backing to a measure that would allow charter schools to be set up in districts that have been declared unaccredited.

Kansas City and St. Louis are the only districts allowed to have charter schools under current Missouri law.