2006

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…

State rep candidate Talibdin El-Amin calls the charges that he is a “deadbeat dad” ridiculous. But he said that these recent allegations have taken a toll on him, his wife, and his children. El-Amin, the…

Advisory Committee Meeting Today By Antonio D. French The special five-member committee appointed by State Education Commissioner Kent King last month to analyze the current state of St. Louis Public Schools is meeting today --…

by Peter DownsFebruary 19, 2006 -- Confused, frustrated, feeling a little seasick from one quick reverse after another from the St. Louis Public Schools? The repeated backward and forward of press releases and retractions from…

Superintendent Creg Williams informed the Board of Education and members of the public this week that SLPS is now in compliance with all state requirements regarding Special Education.Williams said that when he came to St.…

The St. Louis Board of Education tonight voted to make Dr. Diana Bourisaw the permanent superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools.By a vote of 4-2 (board member Ron Jackson walked out of the meeting) the…

The following letter from school board Vice President Bill Purdy was sent to the Post-Dispatch as a letter to the editor in response to an earlier editorial. The editors of the Post chose not to…

Starting this week, there are going to be three public meetings on St. Louis Public Schools' 2006-07 district budget. Officials say presentations are designed to provide parents and the general public with more information about…