2006

As we reported yesterday, State Education Commissioner Kent King has appointed five people to a special committee charged with analyzing the current state of St. Louis Public Schools and making recommendations to the Missouri Board…

by A Roosevelt Teacher January 3, 2006 –– On the last Friday before Christmas break, Superintendent Williams sent a letter home to parents of Roosevelt students detailing sweeping changes that would take place in the…

This morning St. Louis Public Schools released information stating that in the first four weeks of the school year they hit 99% of projected enrollment and that a majority of schools made their attendance targets:…

According to the most recent poll by Zogby International, Republican Sen. Jim Talent has regained some ground on his Democratic challenger, State Auditor Claire McCaskill. In the latest poll, conducted Oct. 10 through 16 and…

Let’s start Friday off right — with some tunes. Yesterday we took our camera over to the East Side, near Brooklyn, Illinois. No, it’s not what you’re thinking. It was for a project. No, not…

St. Louis Congressman Lacy Clay and Republican Congressman Jon Porter from Nevada will convene a congressional field hearing Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Washington University Medical Center. According to a press release from Clay’s office,…

by Another ParentIt is interesting that the district is closing down magnet rooms, if not entire schools, citing lack of enrollment. As a parent I received my brochure in the mail announcing the Dec. 6th…

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Absentee Numbers District 70Bowman - 120 (86%)Buie - 20 (14%) District 71Haywood - 78 (74%)Iwenofu - 27 (26%) District 72Nadal - 158 (56.63%)Colquitt - 121 (43.37%) Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Related…