School Choice /tags/school-choice School Choice en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:07:14 GMT Missourians back initiative to restore abortion rights by small margin, new poll finds /government-politics-issues/2024-03-13/missourians-back-initiative-to-restore-abortion-rights-by-small-margin-new-poll-finds The St. Louis University/YouGov poll found many undecided voters as ballot campaign gathers signatures. The poll also found strong support for repealing the sales tax on food and sports wagering. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:07:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-13/missourians-back-initiative-to-restore-abortion-rights-by-small-margin-new-poll-finds Rudi Keller Missouri Senate strikes deal to boost public-school funding in private-school tax-credit bill /government-politics-issues/2024-03-13/missouri-senate-strikes-deal-to-boost-public-school-funding-in-private-school-tax-credit-bill The Senate gave initial approval to a 153-page education package with 20 of the chamber’s 34 members in support. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:11:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-13/missouri-senate-strikes-deal-to-boost-public-school-funding-in-private-school-tax-credit-bill Annelise Hanshaw How a SLU professor honors his family’s civil rights legacy /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-28/how-a-slu-professor-honors-his-familys-civil-rights-legacy Dr. Travis Threats’ family was featured in “Silver Rights: The Story of the Carter Family’s Brave Decision to Send Their Children to an All-White Schools and Claim Their Civil Rights” in 1996. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:02:16 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-28/how-a-slu-professor-honors-his-familys-civil-rights-legacy Miya Norfleet Guns, scholarships, nuclear energy — but not new spending — on table for Illinois veto session /government-politics-issues/2023-10-22/guns-scholarships-nuclear-energy-but-not-new-spending-on-table-for-illinois-veto-session Illinois' veto session runs from Oct. 24 to 26 and Nov. 7 to 9 in Springfield. Lawmakers will have a full agenda, including a handful of vetoes from Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:23:40 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-10-22/guns-scholarships-nuclear-energy-but-not-new-spending-on-table-for-illinois-veto-session Jerry Nowicki , Peter Hancock, Hannah Meisel, Andrew Adams Hundreds of families have already applied for new Missouri tax credit scholarships /education/2022-07-11/hundreds-of-families-have-already-applied-for-new-missouri-tax-credit-scholarships The new program is now accepting both applications and donations. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:01:00 GMT /education/2022-07-11/hundreds-of-families-have-already-applied-for-new-missouri-tax-credit-scholarships Kate Grumke Missouri House narrowly sends open enrollment, charter funding bills to the Senate /government-politics-issues/2022-03-09/missouri-house-narrowly-sends-open-enrollment-charter-funding-bills-to-the-senate With fewer Republican lawmakers in the legislature who have previously supported school choice measures, compromises were made to secure the bills’ passage Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:35:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-03-09/missouri-house-narrowly-sends-open-enrollment-charter-funding-bills-to-the-senate Tessa Weinberg With Public Education Resources Stretched Thin, Missouri Charters Ask The State For More Local Dollars /education/2021-01-08/with-public-education-resources-stretched-thin-missouri-charters-ask-the-state-for-more-local-dolla Charters don’t get as much local revenue as traditional public schools. They also aren’t subject to the same state ratings. Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:27:14 GMT /education/2021-01-08/with-public-education-resources-stretched-thin-missouri-charters-ask-the-state-for-more-local-dolla Elle Moxley School Navigator Website For St. Louis Parents Relaunched With New Backers /education/2020-05-22/school-navigator-website-for-st-louis-parents-relaunched-with-new-backers Magnet, charter, neighborhood, choice: The different types of schools in urban public education can be a lot to decipher, even a few decades into the… Fri, 22 May 2020 20:30:12 GMT /education/2020-05-22/school-navigator-website-for-st-louis-parents-relaunched-with-new-backers Ryan Delaney For this St. Louis woman the American dream is deferred, but not discarded /government-politics-issues/2018-11-04/for-this-st-louis-woman-the-american-dream-is-deferred-but-not-discarded When Evita Caldwell arrived at St. Louis University as a freshman, she quickly understood a couple of things: First, that she lacked the professional… Mon, 05 Nov 2018 03:28:50 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-11-04/for-this-st-louis-woman-the-american-dream-is-deferred-but-not-discarded Chad Davis Middle-class families most likely to benefit from Illinois tax credit scholarships, expert says /education/2017-09-22/middle-class-families-most-likely-to-benefit-from-illinois-tax-credit-scholarships-expert-says Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School in East St. Louis is one of hundreds of private schools in Illinois that could see a financial boost from the state’s… Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:58:19 GMT /education/2017-09-22/middle-class-families-most-likely-to-benefit-from-illinois-tax-credit-scholarships-expert-says