Missouri Supreme Courts decided earlier this month to judicially validate the takeover of the St. Louis Public School District. The suit, brought forth by previous board members, is just another example of misdirected and self-guided efforts and the denial of the serious education crisis afflicting the district.
The court agreed that the unaccredited status, that went in to effect June 2007, was based on valid criteria and objective information, including the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's evaluation of the district's performance.
Not that the verdict is in, leaders need to unite with a focus on actually improving the schools--fighting for our children, not themselves.
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The case
New York Times: Missouri Schools Takeover Upheld
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (story & local comments): Elected city school board loses again
Missouri Lawyers Weekly: Supreme Court upholds state takeover of St. Louis Public School District
Kansas City InfoZine: Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Decision on St. Louis School District’s Loss of Accreditation
KWMU: Mo. Supreme Court upholds state-appointed school board
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