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		<title>MCPSA Hails Passage of SB 576 by State Legislature</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, by a vote of 99-54, the Missouri House of Representatives truly agreed to and finally passed SB 576.  SB 576 passed the Missouri State Senate earlier in the legislative session by a vote of 31-2.  This legislation increases the accountability of charter schools in the state while also expanding the locations where charter schools [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frontier Schools Highlights Increasing Demand for Charter Schools in Kansas City</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Fox 4 KC: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Charter Schools are seeing a surge in applications as the debate over control of the Kansas City School District drags on. More parents are unhappy with turmoil in the Kansas City School District and are applying to enroll their children in charter schools. Charter school leaders say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twenty Important Questions to Ask When Looking for a Quality School</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With several student fairs coming up for the families of the closing Imagine Schools, the Missouri Charter Public School Association has compiled a list of 20 important questions to ask when looking for a quality school.  These families will have many questions as they begin to search for their child&#8217;s next school and we hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First of Two Student Fairs to Be Held in St. Louis This Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Missouri  Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Transition Office is pleased to announce two Student Choice Fairs for families of the closing St. Louis Imagine Schools. These fairs present an amazing opportunity for families to find the right educational choice for their children.  Please see the flier below for all of the details.  They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCPSA OpEd &#8211; Imagine Closures Show Charter Schools are Accountable</title>
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		<comments>http://www.mocharterschools.org/mcpsa-oped-imagine-closures-show-charter-schools-are-accountable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in the St. Louis Beacon on April 19, 2012 The recent news of the closures of all six Imagine Schools, Inc. operated charter schools in St. Louis has sparked renewed cries that the charter school model of public education has failed and is not a viable option for Missouri’s families.  What these closures show, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missouri Senate Passes Charter School Legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Missouri Senate today passed Senate Bill 576, increasing the accountability on charter schools and expanding their reach into areas outside of St. Louis and Kansas City.  This legislation is the first major charter school bill passed by the State Senate since the original charter school statute passed in 1998.  The bill passed by a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frontier Schools Featured on Kansas City Spanish Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.mocharterschools.org/frontier-schools-featured-on-kansas-city-spanish-radio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frontier Schools students and staff were interviewed on Kansas City Spanish radio station La Gran D 1340AM.  The interview was done 100% in Spanish and discussed the school&#8217;s unique programs, focus on the city&#8217;s Hispanic community  and information on enrolling in the school. Click below to listen to the interview. http://www.kcfse.org/1.mp3]]></description>
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		<title>MCPSA Opens Statewide Charter Public School Information Line</title>
		<link>http://www.mocharterschools.org/mcpsa-opens-statewide-charter-public-school-information-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mocharterschools.org/mcpsa-opens-statewide-charter-public-school-information-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Missouri Charter Public School Association has opened a new statewide charter public school information line providing families and community members access to all of the latest information on Missouri’s charter public schools. The number for the toll free line is 1-800-455-3570. “This line was created for anyone, anywhere in the state to be able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCPSA Holds Screenings of &#8216;The Experiment&#8217; in St. Louis and Kansas City</title>
		<link>http://www.mocharterschools.org/mcpsa-holds-screenings-of-the-experiment-in-st-louis-and-kansas-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mocharterschools.org/mcpsa-holds-screenings-of-the-experiment-in-st-louis-and-kansas-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Missouri Charter Public School Association hosted two free screenings of the charter school documentary The Experiment on Thursday, March 29 in St. Louis and Wednesday, April 4 in Kansas City.  The film follows five children in their journey through the shifting public education landscape of post Hurricane Katrina New Orleans and highlights how the city has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCPSA Hosting Charter Governing Board Development Seminars</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCPSA’s first Governing Board Development Seminar is quickly approaching.  This interactive seminar will walk boards through the development of assessment tools for their school leaders, or in further refining a current assessment tool already in place.  The second piece of this interactive seminar is board self-­‐assessment. In order for boards to grow and change based [...]]]></description>
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