2006

RightMissouri.com, a Republican blog, has praised the former chair and vice-chair of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus for their support of a bill that would trade tax credits for the funding private education. “Huge kudos…

A PUB DEF VIDEO REPORTSt. Louis Public Schools' chief financial officer delivered some bad and some worse news to the school board Tuesday night.Cedric Lewis said that the estimated $2 million deficit in next year's…

Two Rivers Greens, the St. Louis branch of the Progressive Party of Missouri, will be hosting “How to Impeach a President”, a 90-minute presentation on Oct. 26 at the Carpenter’s Branch Library. The event will…

The very popular Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) will be in St. Louis again this weekend to support fellow Democrat Claire McCaskill in her very tight campaign against incumbent Sen. Jim Talent.There will be a public…

VIDEO: Board gets on board to help save Cleveland High, will maintain and secure By Antonio D. French As was expected, the St. Louis School Board voted last night to move the students and staff…

After one year and one month, it came down to there being just too few hours in the day. That's why this blog is being replaced by a new forum. I just couldn't give the…

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…

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…

You can now get to the St. Louis School Watch blog at www.STLSCHOOLS.org

The following is a repost of an SLS Watch article by R.E. Porter:In recent weeks, St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Diana Bourisaw has presented a detailed plan for raising student achievement in St. Louis to…