2006

CNN reports it. BBC reports it. It is even confirmed by recent academic studies. Home buyers will pay extra for a house near a schools that has a reputation as a "good" school. More than…

So how does a bill for $2 million get delivered to St. Louis Public Schools in December 2005, but not come to the attention of the superintendent or the chief financial officer until last Monday?"The…

The Post-Dispatch’s Jo Mannies is reporting that nearly 1,500 voter registration cards turned in recently by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) have been flagged as “potentially fraudulent” by the St. Louis…

BREAKING NEWSREAD IT HERE FIRST A Circuit Court judge has upheld School Board member Bill Purdy’s right to sit on the board. Purdy was being sued by two fellow board members, Flint Fowler and Ron…

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE Two days before Election Day, then-U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill met with a small group of black elected officials representing an area of north St. Louis City and was asked to make…

The following is a letter from an exiting administrator in St. Louis Public Schools:Since I am now leaving the BOE (my position for improving student performance on ACT and AP examinations has been eliminated), I…

Check out more than 180 PUB DEF videos at www.YouTube.com/PubDef. And check out our Flickr page at www.Flickr.com/photos/PubDef. You’ll find photos there from last night’s happy hour for Ed Martin. Keep up with St. Louis…

A recent wave of high-fives and hearts fluttering greeted news from Dr.Creg Williams that he was initiating some bold moves to address the age-old problem of school achievement. We should congratulate, commend and support Dr.…

The Associated Press is reporting that President George W. Bush will be coming to Missouri on Friday to stump for Sen. Jim Talent. Details are still not available, but such a public event would mark…