James Shuls, Ph.D., moderated this panel discussion about school choice in Missouri. The panel included Melissa Brickey, Executive Director of De La Salle Middle School; Bill Kent, President of The Biome School; Ross Woolsey, Co-founder of North Side Community School; and Doug Thaman, Executive Director of the Missouri Charter Public School Association. The panel discussed the importance of educational options and the pending lawsuit that the St. Louis Public Schools has brought against public charter schools in St. Louis.
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About the Author
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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