2006

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…

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…

Volunteers and supporters of the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures will gather to watch election returns starting tomorrow night at 5:30 p.m. on the campus of Washington University at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education…

The School Board will meet tonight at Carr Lane VPA Middle School, 1004 N. Jefferson Avenue. Among the agenda items are a presentation to the "Teachers of the Year" and a vote on a resolution…

Is the Board Ready to Fire Williams? By Antonio D. French The Post reports this morning that Mayor Francis Slay and board member Robert Archibald think four of the seven members of the St. Louis…

IN THE 4TH - More mysterious automated calls are being placed around the district. After calls were made telling voters to vote for anyone but Jeff Smith, the finger was quickly pointed at Derio Gambaro’s…

We reported yesterday that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill pulled an "all-nighter" Friday and Saturday, campaigning 24-hours straight, hitting diners, firehouses and factories talking to voters working the late shift. Here's more from the…

by Peter DownsFebruary 22, 2006 -- Superintendent Creg Williams' announcement at the St. Louis school board meeting on February 14 of a "strategic plan" for city public schools obscured another important act at the meeting:…