Student Mobility
Student Mobility: How It Affects Learning
Schools and students pay a price when students change schools frequently.
School & District Management
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon Vetoes Student Transfer Bill
This is the second year in a row that the Democratic governor has vetoed an attempt to fix the state's school transfer bill. He said the bill doesn't address the problems the law had created.
School & District Management
St. Louis-Area School Systems Band Together to Help Unaccredited Districts
The group of 22 school districts will work to help Normandy Schools Collaborative and Riverview Gardens school districts regain firm academic and financial footing.
School & District Management
Missouri Schools and Parents Are Divided on Proposed Fixes to School Transfer Law
Gov. Jay Nixon, who vetoed the legislature's attempt last year to fix the controversial 1993 school transfer law, has until mid-July to act on this year's version.
School & District Management
Missouri Transfer Bill May Allow Students to Attend Charter and Virtual Schools
Under a measure approved by Missouri's Senate education committee this week, students from "unaccredited" schools could transfer to "accredited" schools in the district or, if no seats are available, attend charter or virtual schools.
Student Well-Being
K-12, Housing Partner to Aid Homeless Students
A partnership between a Tacoma, Wash., elementary school and the local housing authority shows promise for driving down high rates of student mobility.
School & District Management
Normandy, Mo. Students Still Seek to Transfer to Other Districts
The state's takeover of the struggling St. Louis-area district was meant to staunch the flow of students to other districts, but a local court ruling is allowing the transfers to continue.
School & District Management
Kansas City District Must Allow Student Transfers For Now, State Board Rules
Missouri state board members declined to grant the 13,000-student district a temporary provisional accreditation status that would have staved off student transfer to other districts.
School & District Management
Missouri Governor Pledges to Veto Student-Transfer Bill
Democrat Jay Nixon objects to the measure's proposed voucher program.
School & District Management
Missouri Student-Transfer Bill Could Founder On Private-School Vouchers
Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has signaled that he's not likely to sign the measure that would allow students to use vouchers to transfer to nonsectarian private schools.
School & District Management
Judge Approves End to Little Rock Desegregation Settlement
The agreement sets an end date for nearly $70 million in desegregation aid that Arkansas pays to Little Rock and two other school districts.
School & District Management
Kansas City, Mo., Schools Ask Court to Hold Off on Student Transfer Law
The Kansas City school district will ask a court to stop transfers out of the district, mandated by a 1993 law, while the Missouri Board of Education considers a pending request to grant the district provisional accreditation.
School & District Management
Little Rock Desegregation Settlement Plan Gets OK From Attorney for Black Students
An advocate for black students has agreed to a deal that would end a settlement in a long-running desegregation involving three Arkansas school districts.
School & District Management
Moving Top Teachers to Struggling Schools Has Benefits
A new study finds that effective educators help their new students learn more. But the problem is, many are reluctant to transfer to another school.
School & District Management
St. Louis-Area Teachers May Lose Jobs in Wake of Student Transfers
The budget cuts resulting from Missouri's transfer law are becoming apparent.