2006

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s office has contacted the directors of the St. Louis City Election Board and told them that a letter they sent out last week to thousands of new voters registered by…

UPDATE: ACORN representatives tell us today’s press conference has been cancelled because of “new information” regarding a possible agreement between the group and the Board of Elections on the recent letters mailed to voters registered…

by Peter DownsFebruary 10, 2006 -- Aramark can't seem to get it right. On Wednesday, February 8, teachers reported that Aramark had tried to serve a tray of moldy apples to a self-contained classroom of…

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:…

School Board President Veronica O'Brien said she and her son were threatened and intimidated by car loads of supporters of ousted Vashon basketball coach Floyd Irons."I came home with my 11 year-old on the backseat…

An article in yesterday's St. Louis Schools Watch e-newsletter states that "the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved five more charter schools for St. Louis". According to a DESE spokesman, that is not…

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…

The vice-president of the teachers union asked the St. Louis Board of Education yesterday to put on next week's regular board meeting agenda a proposal to require employees who have opted not to join the…