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.