To expose struggles in Missouri schools, CEAM sponsors a blog on their website from a St. Louis Public School District teacher.

It’s the beginning of another semester–and it’s not just a new semester for my students. I am also beginning another part-time load of graduate classes through the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, where I am currently working on a master’s degree in secondary education. I first signed up for this graduate degree as part of my [...]

Fresh on the minds of Missouri education reformers is an effort to expand charter public schools in Missouri. The original legislation passed to allow charter schools in Missouri limited them to opening, and accepting students, only in the St. Louis and Kansas City public school districts. There is a new movement to lift [...]

When I first joined Teach For America, we spent a lot of time learning about the different skills and mindsets we would need to help our students develop in order to improve their academic achievement. One mindset we wanted to help them develop was the whole notion of “work hard, get smart”– in other words, [...]

The most frequent call that we receive in our office is from a parent, or other family member, unhappy with the quality of service that their child is receiving from their local school district. Often, these calls are from parents of special needs children and they are seeking an alternative to the district that is failing them. These parents cannot afford a private service provider such as Logos Schools or Giant Steps and have exhausted all options to work with their local district. So what are the options for parents, and children, in this situation? Unfortunately, very few exist.

In this video the Children’s Education Alliance of Missouri (CEAM) responds to comments regarding charter schools made by US Education Secretary Arne Duncan during a visit to St. Louis.

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