Equal Education Now!

Finding the school that best fits your child’s needs is the most important part of ensuring they have a good educational future. In Missouri, your choice of school options depends largely on where you live. Check out our guide to what your options are and get tips on how to find the best school!

Whether your child attends a traditional district school, a charter school, or a private school, having good information on the schools' quality is vital to making sure your child is prepared for the future. Strong and transparent performance data is also key to ensuring the educational system is effective and efficient.

When families have educational options, they will be empowered to make a school choice that meets their student’s unique needs. A student’s right to an education should include all high-quality options that will meet their needs, including district, public charter, virtual, and private school options.

We know that Missouri has a lot of work to do when it comes to teaching our children the basics. Less than half of our students are proficient in reading and/or math. Despite this, we still have about a 90 percent graduation rate. So how are our schools doing when it comes to actually preparing […]

Are DESE and districts blocking students from virtual education? That was the question before the Missouri Special Committee on Government Oversight on Tuesday. “I have seen over the last 90 days a systematic approach by DESE and the school districts to place one barrier after another in front of our skilled school children to deny […]

A wide swath of research shows that school choice initiatives, particularly private school choice, can have a real impact on crime and civic values in a community. Most recently, a study of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program found that students participating in the voucher program had a significantly smaller chance of committing crimes when they […]