Charter VS Public School

St. Louis Hosts the 2009 CHESS U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2009 U.S. Chess Championship will be held right here in St. Louis! The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis will host the tournament from May 7 -17 with more than $200,000 in prize money on the table for the top players throughout the country!

The CWE venue distinguishes itself by providing schools the resources to develop scholastic chess endeavors. The center was founded by retired investment fund manager Rex Sinquefield, a philanthropist advocate for education reform.

To find more information about the Championship, including FREE tickets and competitor’s bios click here.

DEED RESTRICTION ENDS!

DEED RESTRICTION IS OVER! The Special Administrative Board voted yesterday to remove the clause. Sadly the policy does not go into effect until June 30, which will hurt those charter schools hoping to open for next school year. But this is definitely a victory for the people!

“This is a win for families in St. Louis who are seeking better education options for their children and for all of the taxpayers in the city who paid for these buildings," said Children’s Education Alliance of Missouri State Coordinator Earl Simms. "These buildings can now be sold to organizations seeking to open public charter schools. That not only gives more education options to parents, but the sale of these buildings will also provide more dollars to educate the district’s students.”

CEAM has been a strong advocate for this issue.

Speak Out Until They Listen: Deed Restriction Battle Continues

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch draws attention to the fact that many community organizations are refusing to give-up on the deed restriction issue until the St. Louis Public School board allows charter schools to buy their abandon buildings.

Here is another video from the Children’s Education Council of Missouri.

More on OPEN ENROLLMENT

Michael Podgursky in the NY Times

Missouri economist Michael Podgursky, who focuses his studies on teachers, was cited in the New York Time article.

Check it out

Sinquefield Sues to End Deed Restriction

Education advocate Rex Sinquefield sued the St. Louis Public school district to end the ridiculous deed restriction policy. It is inspiring for our community and our children to see passionate leaders actively giving a voice and standing up to the absurd policies the SLPS wanted to keep hidden. Preventing charter schools to start and flourish is putting a monopoly on education in this city.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Coverage