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Obama on Parental Involvement
“In the end, there is no program or policy that can substitute for a parent -- responsibility for our children's education must begin at home. That is not a Democratic issue or a Republican issue. That's an American issue."
 


Obama on Outsourcing Parenting
President Obama addressing the NAACP on its 100th anniversary, stressing the importance of parenting and responsibility. "That means putting away the X-Box."




Standardized Testing
The No Child Left Behind Act is up for renewal this year, so Katie Couric wonders whether standardized tests truly measure how kids do in school and life. (CBSNews.com)
 


Obama extends grants into 2011 with a $1.3 billion investment in the Race to the Top Fund & $500 million for the Investing In Innovation Fund. The third round - which still needs congressional approval - is worth $1.35 billion.




New Rule: Don't Blame Teachers When there are no books in the house, and there are no parents in the house, you know who raises the kids? That's right, the television. Kids aren't keeping up with their studies; they're keeping up with the Kardashians. We're allowing the television, as babysitter, to turn us into a nation of idiots.
 


Teach for America
The founder and president of Teach for America on Charlie Rose.
 


Teacher of the Year 2010 President Obama thanked and honored the 2010 National Teacher of the Year.

 


College Bound
A series of programs designed to aid parents in preparing their Middle School and High School children for college entry.




Fitness: Childhood Obesity!
First Lady Michelle Obama kicks off “Let’s Move”, a program designed to tackle childhood obesity by encouraging exercise and healthy eating.




Family Time During School
It can be difficult for parents to keep on top of what their children are doing, especially when those parents work at night. a Clovis Elementary school is trying to help those families by encouraging family time during the school day.




Intro to Special Education
Aimed at parents of students with disabilities, this video covers the special education process, including Evaluation, Referral, Creation of the Individualized Education Plan, Placement, and Annual Review.


Low Student Achievement
A national report found that an alarming number of high school seniors lack proficiency in reading and math. Katie Couric says we must do a better job of educating our kids. (CBSNews.com)



Every day more calls trickle in.

The Clayton School District has answered about 60 of them. At Hazelwood schools, the number is 90. On the other end of the line are desperate parents in the unaccredited Riverview Gardens and St. Louis school districts.

They are hoping to take advantage of a recent state Supreme Court decision that would allow them to transfer their children to better schools. At the same time, the decision also would force county school districts to open their doors to thousands of new students, whether there is room for them or not. Full story....


Door Knocking Every District Home
Recruiting residents to get involved in their neighborhood schools

Bands of volunteers believe they can, over the course of four weekends, marshal enough people to knock on every one of about 73,000 doors in the Kansas City school district.

Begin Your Campaign With A
Capacity Building Partnership


Parents Are Still the Answer In Missouri

Former Missouri Commissioner of Education, the late D. Kent King, talks about the absolute need for more parental involvement in St. Louis.  Dr. King died in 2009.



28 Missouri Districts Earn
“What Parents Want” Award

State education officials applaud the 28 Missouri schools receiving recognition from SchoolMatch, a national firm specializing in rating K-12 schools by using auditable data.   The 28 Missouri schools receiving the “What Parents Want” award are here


Ferguson-Florissant one of 21 districts in U.S. to 'beat the odds,' study says

The Ferguson-Florissant School District is beating the odds when it comes to graduation rates, according to a recent study by a nonprofit educational research center.

The district was one of 21 in the country considered an "urban overachiever" by the EPE Research Center, a division of the group that publishes Education Week. The urban school districts exceeded expected graduation rates by 10 percentage points or more. Ferguson-Florissant was the only Missouri district on the list.

Study findings were published the "Diplomas Count" report in the June 10 edition of Education Week. Researchers looked at 151 districts nationwide, using a statistical model to study 2007 graduation rates against 10 characteristics that included student-teacher ratio, racial composition, family income and average high school size. That data was used to predict a graduation rate for each district.

Ferguson-Florissant outperformed the researchers' expectations by 12 percent.


How long must our system fracture before
someone comes up with a plan that actually works?

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Why do so many politicians promise education reforms ... but practically never follow through? And, perhaps most importantly, what can a dedicated parent actually DO to help ensure their kids a legitimate and high-quality education? Take the Pledge to see this important documentary! Take the Pledge to fix our schools below!
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'Obama Effect' at school:
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A Message to state and local education leaders from
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missouri technology grants available here
Innovative Technolgy Education Fund

Projects We Envision:
Projects that enhance learning and improve student achievement by integrating technology into the classroom or into a mobile learning environment.  Special consideration will be given to projects that use technology in innovative ways to enhance education, wireless technology applications and/or projects benefiting students in economically disadvantaged areas, or from schools which currently perform at below-average levels in academic achievement.

A sampling of projects might include computer and telecommunications equipment (computers, Smart Boards, Wireless devices, etc.) Infrastructure to build networks, wireless access, and/or training for educators to enhance learning through the implementation and integration of technology in classroom instruction. Successful grant applications show the IMPACT of using the technology to improve student achievement.  View our recent grants.


Public School Laws of Missouri

The complete Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri are the laws of the state. The representations of Missouri Revised Statutes presented in these Department computer network files are the Missouri laws that most directly affect school operations in the state. The statutes as presented are not legal documents but are as close a representation as possible to the actual text.

The statutes are presented in chapter number order, with statutes numerically ordered and subsumed within chapter.

Chapter names are as they appear in the Revised Statutes, but statute titles have been abridged in many cases to conserve space on menus. The abridged titles reflect the main topic of the statute. The numbering system for chapters and statutes is as it appears in the Revised Statutes.  Search by Chapter


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