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Filed August 27, 2006 by Antonio French
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Filed June 14, 2006 by Antonio French · 9 archived comments
Starting July 1, the St. Louis Public Schools will be operating without a new budget. The school board yesterday rejected the budget proposed by Superintendent Creg Williams which would have added $4 million to the…
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Filed December 5, 2006 by Antonio French
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Filed May 17, 2006 by Antonio French
The Parent Assembly will be meeting Thursday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Metro High School, 4017 McPherson Avenue.Elois Brooks, chief academic officer for the St. Louis Public Schools, is scheduled to speak.
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Filed December 22, 2006 by Antonio French
COMMENTARY When the balance of power shifted on the St. Louis City School Board back in April, the Post-Dispatch and its education reporter, Steve Giegerich, suddenly began to watch the district with a critical eye.…
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Filed July 28, 2006 by Antonio French
As we reported yesterday, State Education Commissioner Kent King has appointed five people to a special committee charged with analyzing the current state of St. Louis Public Schools and making recommendations to the Missouri Board…
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Filed June 28, 2006 by Antonio French
Superintendent Creg Williams may have overreached his authority when he made roughly 1,000 teachers reapply for their jobs a few weeks ago. The superintendent's contract expressly states that while he can recommend such firings or…
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Filed September 9, 2006 by Antonio French
PUB DEF is reporting this week from Washington D.C. where we are attending the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 36th Annual Legislative Conference. St. Louis entrepreneurs Mike and Steve Roberts and Anheuser-Busch VP Wayman Smith were…
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Filed August 31, 2006 by Antonio French
Pub Def editor Antonio D. French, Arch City Chronicle publisher Dave Drebis, and (soon-to-be) State Sen. Jeff Smith were the guests on "Collateral Damage" with host Fred Hessel on Monday. The topics of discussion were…
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Filed November 21, 2006 by Antonio French
EXCLUSIVE PUB DEF VIDEO At a press conference today meant to call attention to the working conditions of employees of Wal-Mart, America’s largest private employer, Congressman Lacy Clay was asked about contributions he has accepted…
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