St. Louis Public Radio
Kairos Academies English teacher Melissa Bradshaw works with a student in January 2020. The charter school is one of the city s newest and has plans to grow from a middle school to offer grades kindergarten through 12.
St. Louis’ Board of Education passed a resolution Tuesday
calling for lawmakers to put the brakes on any new charter schools in the city, a day after St. Louis Public Schools announced a formal partnership with some charter schools.
The resolution technically asks for no openings of any public schools, not just charters, until a comprehensive strategy on public education in the city is created. It’s also symbolic. The city’s school board has no power to stop charter schools from opening or closing. That power rests solely with state lawmakers.