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Lobbyist profile of Missouri State Director, Lea Crusey
Lea Crusey is not a conventional Jefferson City lobbyist ... But as Students First's chief voice in the state, Crusey has risen to the lead voice for one view of education reform in Missouri. Full articleThe Sky Isn’t Falling on Public Education
When I was in kindergarten, my class put on a Mother's Day rendition of the play Henny Penny for our mothers, grandmothers, and other adoring fans. Almost three decades later I entered the education reform community and have been reliving scenes from this fable ever since. Full articleMeasure to allow state control of KC schools revived in Missouri House
JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation dealing with teacher tenure — and tied by Statehouse politics to local control of Kansas City schools — got new life Monday. Full articleRebooting charters: Charter school board capacity essential to school success
Have a high performing charter school? Chances are it’s got a savvy board whose membership consists of mission-aligned individuals with diverse professional expertise and experience that is leveraged to advance a strategic and defined vision, and achieve a specific set of goals. Full articleWhy I Support the Common Core Reading Standards
This English professor thinks the program's approach to reading could fix the problems she sees among her college students. Full articleBlog
What does local control mean?
Beyond the social challenges mentioned in my last blog entry, time and again in Missouri I hear expressions of anxiety around perceived infringement of "local control." In the particular case of SB125, accusations that the bill somehow limits or takes away local control are misleading at best and downright false at worst. Read moreWhy we have public education
I can't tell you how many times a day I hear people in the Missouri Capitol decry how social problems in the home and community are the "real" problem with public education. Read moreStay Informed
Missouri parents should check out this tool that will allow any HS in America to see how it compares to the world's best: AmericaAchieves.org
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