2006

St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Diana Bourisaw wants a daytime curfew for children in the City of St. Louis. And the President of the Board of Aldermen appears ready to help. “In the past two…

STLSchools.org will be regularly updated again starting on August 28, the first day of the 2006-2007 school year.Until then, post your own SLPS news stories in the comments section of this post. 121 Comments: Anonymous…

With 71% of the vote in, Sen. Jim Talent is leading challenger Claire McCaskill 50% to 47%. The Democrats have already won control of the House of Representatives. With the balance of power in the…

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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…

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.

A letter from Peter Downs, school board member and founder of The St. Louis Schools Watch:As one of the seven school board members, who must vote on the disposition of the ROTC program currently at…

At its last school board meeting, St. Louis Public Schools honored three teachers as the top three Teachers of the Year for 2006. They were among 92 teachers who were honored in May for their…

As we reported yesterday, hundreds of teachers and staff at 13 city schools were given termination letters this week. They were offered the chance to reapply for their positions, but the president of the teachers'…

In the wake of the city’s recent tagging as the “most dangerous” in the country, and numerous attempts by City and police officials to downplay crime in the city as affecting only “some neighborhoods,” one…