2006

The following events will be going on in the St. Louis area on topics surrounding public education:October 14The St. Louis Public School District will hold an open house for its 20 magnet schools on Saturday,…

The St. Louis Board of Education will hold a press conference today at 1 p.m. at the Clyde C. Miller Academy, 1000 North Grand Ave, to introduce interim Superintendent Dr. Diana Bourisaw.From the press release:…

This letter was submitted to the Post-Dispatch by school board members Veronica O'Brien, Bill Purdy, Donna Jones, and Peter Downs in hopes it would be considered for publication on Sunday, September 3. They requested the…

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The president of the St. Louis teachers union addressed the school board and the district's superintendent last night to defend her members from what she said were unwarranted attacks.Mary Armstrong, president of Local 420, reminded…

A 17-year-old collapsed and died yesterday at Vashon High School. According to KMOV, authorities say it appears Cortez Riney suffered a seizure.School officials said disctrict security guards tried to revive him until an ambulance arrived.…

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.…

Last week, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) introduced legislation that targets shady Election Day tactics that seek to intimidate voters and prevent them from exercising their right to vote. “The Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention…

U.S. Senator Kit Bond today issued the following statement on the passing of former President Gerald Ford: “Gerald was a kind and decent man who led this nation in a difficult and divisive time. A…