Read This Post-Dispatch Article On Charter Schools

Education | August 20, 2012

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 1 minute

Yesterday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran an interesting article about area charter schools. Yours truly was quoted on the closing of the Imagine charter schools. I maintain that bad schools should close; that is the beauty of school choice. For more on the closing of the Imagine schools, check out this post by former Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding.

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James V. Shuls

James V. Shuls is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Missouri St. Louis. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Phi Delta Kappan, Social Science Quarterly, Education Week, The Rural Educator, Educational Policy, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He earned his Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas. He holds a bachelors degree from Missouri Southern State University and a masters degree from Missouri State University, both in elementary education. Prior to pursuing his doctorate, James taught first grade and fifth grade in southwest Missouri.

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