Joe Mueller

Joe Mueller covers Missouri for The Center Square. After seven years of reporting for daily newspapers in Illinois and Missouri, he spent the next 30 years in public relations serving non-profit…

Public Education
Study: Denver charter schools yield greater return on taxpayer investment

(The Center Square) – Denver’s charter schools are more cost effective in teaching reading and math and result in a greater return on taxpayer investment than traditional public schools, according… Read More

November 3, 2023
Public Education
Report: Colorado schools could get billions from Prop HH, but funds would lack guardrails

(The Center Square) – Colorado’s public schools could receive billions in funding if voters pass Proposition HH in November, but those funds would lack guardrails, according to an analysis by… Read More

October 16, 2023
Public Education
Missouri researcher gets $500K grant to study how app helps special education students

(The Center Square) – While some teenagers are discouraged from excessive cell phone use, a federally funded study in Missouri will use the technology to help high school students with… Read More

July 31, 2023
Courts
School employees appeal ruling forcing them to cover $300K in legal fees for the school district they sued

(The Center Square) – Taxpayer dollars should have been spent on education, not legal fees, according to a brief filed by the Springfield R-12 School District in response to an… Read More

July 26, 2023
Courts
Supreme Court decision stopping student loan forgiveness hinged on Missouri company

(The Center Square) – A Missouri student loan servicing company played a pivotal role in the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday against President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive billions… Read More

July 3, 2023