KANSAS CITY — The NAACP has sent a letter to a top Missouri education official questioning why the more than 3,500 students attending a network of soon-to-close St. Louis charter schools haven't been given the option of transferring to accredited school districts, as allowed under state law.
NAACP weighs in on St. Louis charter school closings
Sunday, April 22, 2012 | 5:03 p.m. CDT
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