The Children’s Education Alliance of Missouri works to improve Missouri's K-12 education system by
08/21/2026
CEAM Team in Columbia, MO!
Cici Tompkins, director of outreach, was in Columbia for a back to school resource fair. With Frontier Charter Public School from Kansas City planning to open in Columbia, our information table included lots of charter school information to share with parents.
08/21/2026
Check out our recent myth-busting blog about charter public schools in Missouri.
Do you know the answer? Read the blog to find out on ceamteam.org/blog
The Internet offers lots of great learning spaces and How Stuff Works is one of them.
For this week's Why Wait for the Teacher - Learning Resource You Can Use at Home, we are featuring How Stuff Works. This site is a great place for young minds to explore their questions of how things work.
Check out our brief walk through video of the site and see if it might be a good fit for your kids.
Dr. Tiffany Green talks about how she integrated artifical intelligence into Uprooted Academy in our latest episode of One Good Idea - the CEAM Podcast.
Uprooted Academy helps high school students easily access college and careeer knowledge to support the important work of school counselors who typically face huge numbers of students to help. As Dr. Green refers to it - "an equity bridge builder."
Check out the latest episode of One Good Idea wherever you get your podcast or on the CEAM YouTube Channel. Link in the comments.
08/18/2026
Three Kids, Three Paths, One Bright Future!
Check out our latest blog by Kansas City Outreach Associate and Parent of three, Samoy Mainda. She explains how her kids are thriving in environments that fit their needs and learning styles.
Check it out here: https://www.ceamteam.org/three-kids-three-paths-one-bright-future/
08/14/2026
THIS WEEKEND and beyond! More Back to School resource and readiness fairs around Missouri.
- Ozarks
- Jefferson City
- St. Louis
- Columbia
- Eureka
-Hazelwood
Add your Back to School fair info in the comments!
Lisa and Samoy always have some good tips. Check out this clip when Samoy explains how Artificial Intelligence is helping her with meal planning!
Watch the full episode of the August Back to School Parent Takeover on YouTube - link in the comments.
Duckster is an online resource for at home learning.
This week's Why Wait Wednesday resource is duckster.com a mini wikipedia type site for kids. Check out our walk through video.
Back to School - this week with Lisa and Samoy on the Parent Takeover!
-More B2S resource events
-B2S tips for families
-and more!
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