http://www.childrenseducationalliance-mo.org/news/charter-school-interest-grows Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.childrenseducationalliance-mo.org/news/charter-school-interest-grows/comment-page-1#comment-31 Charter School Expansion May Be Propelled by Race to the Top | Children’s Education Alliance of Missouri Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:25:49 +0000 http://www.childrenseducationalliance-mo.org/?p=193#comment-31 [...] like to charter so that parents of all income levels could have a chance to attend. One private French language immersion school in Columbia testified last legislative session for expansion so that they could change to a charter [...] [...] like to charter so that parents of all income levels could have a chance to attend. One private French language immersion school in Columbia testified last legislative session for expansion so that they could change to a charter [...]

]]> http://www.childrenseducationalliance-mo.org/news/charter-school-interest-grows/comment-page-1#comment-5 As Starting Gun Sounds, Is Missouri Ready to Run the Race to the Top? | Children’s Education Alliance of Missouri Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:38:09 +0000 http://www.childrenseducationalliance-mo.org/?p=193#comment-5 [...] Furthermore, the state has imposed geographic caps on charter public schools, considered an “artificial cap,” which Secretary Duncan has spoken negatively about. Present legislation authorizing charter public schools limits them to the St. Louis and Kansas City Public School Districts. This is despite the fact that some districts, like Riverview Gardens, near these two districts are failing and unaccredited or provisionally accredited. Residents in other Missouri cities, like Columbia, in the state are also calling for charter public ... [...] [...] Furthermore, the state has imposed geographic caps on charter public schools, considered an “artificial cap,” which Secretary Duncan has spoken negatively about. Present legislation authorizing charter public schools limits them to the St. Louis and Kansas City Public School Districts. This is despite the fact that some districts, like Riverview Gardens, near these two districts are failing and unaccredited or provisionally accredited. Residents in other Missouri cities, like Columbia, in the state are also calling for charter public … [...]

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