2006

Did Slay ask DESE to take over SLPS? By Antonio D. French A rumor is circulating around St. Louis Public Schools that the Mayor and at least one holdover from the last school board majority…

St. Louis natives and Hollywood players Cedric the Entertainer and Eric Rhone will be speaking tonight at the Webster University School of Business and Technology. As part of the University’s “Success to Significance” speaker series,…

E-DAY UPDATE… Election Board officials tell PUB DEF that only about 10% of St. Louis’ registered voters have gone to the polls so far. Look for a final turnout around 23%. Keep up with St.…

An article in Friday’s Post-Dispatch gives props to Pub Def for our political coverage throughout 2006. Thanks to political reporter Jo Mannies for the love. French, who operates Pubdef, said political activists at all levels…

The Associated Press is reporting that President George W. Bush will be coming to Missouri on Friday to stump for Sen. Jim Talent. Details are still not available, but such a public event would mark…

FLU BE GONE — Almost over the flu and a sunny day outside, we might actually leave the house today — without a pocketful of tissues and cough drops! Wish us luck and send us…

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…

VIDEO: Board Gets a Better Budget By Antonio D. French Lost in all the talk about the downsizing that left Floyd Irons unemployed (if only temporarily) is the fact that this week the St. Louis…