June 30, 2025 marked a transformative day for Missouri families seeking educational choice. Governor Mike Kehoe signed the state budget, securing $50 million to expand the number of children served by the MOScholars K-12 scholarship program, which helps parents pay tuition at private schools as well as homeschooling expenses. A Game-Changing Expansion This historic funding […]
Missouri Test Scores: Why Two Tests Tell Different Stories Every two years, Missouri students take two major assessments to gauge academic progress: the state’s MAP test and the national NAEP test, known as “The Nation’s Report Card.” Both measure performance in reading and math—but in 2024, they paint very different pictures of post-pandemic learning loss. […]
By CEAM’s Director of Outreach When Missouri’s school transfer law went into effect, families like Dawn’s finally saw a path to a better education. But what should have been a lifeline became a decade-long ordeal—and I witnessed every heartbreaking step. For more than twelve years at CEAM, I’ve worked with families determined to secure the […]