2006

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 effort to recall 3rd Ward Ald. Freeman Bosley, Sr. is on hold as the recallers and election officials wait for a judge to decide the legality of an Election Board practice of allowing aldermen…

A special school board meeting is tonight at 5:00 p.m. in the Foundation Room at the Administrative Building, 801 N. 11th Street. Click here for the agenda. And the Central Democratic Committees of both St.…

St. Louis Public Schools reports nearly 84% of students expected to attend school today were in the classroom."We are certainly pleased to see an increase in the attendance for day two," said Interim Superintendent Diana…

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE Dozens of ACORN workers were disappointed Tuesday to find that the paychecks they were promised were still not available. And some gave even more details about the organization’s GOTV activities which have…

An article in yesterday's St. Louis Schools Watch e-newsletter states that "the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved five more charter schools for St. Louis". According to a DESE spokesman, that is not…

The Missouri council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) today called on Republican election director Scott Leiendecker to resign from the St. Louis City election board. “Recent letters signed and…

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s office has contacted the directors of the St. Louis City Election Board and told them that a letter they sent out last week to thousands of new voters registered by…

Should the story of Grover Cleveland High School end with “…and the school district forever closed the doors of Cleveland in 2006 after nearly two decades of neglect,” it would be a sad tale indeed.…