2006

Latino-owned business along Cherokee Street in south St. Louis are closed today in recognition of the national “Day Without Immigrants” protest. “We are tired of being treated like second-class citizens,” said Carlos A. Dominguez, the…

The American Federation of School Administrators, Local 44, which represents administrative staff and principals in the St. Louis Public Schools recently congratulated some of its members on being recognized by the state as some of…

In a room on the 18th floor of Bank of America Plaza on a rainy Friday afternoon, just hours before the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Championship, the team’s owners, their developer, and Mayor…

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In 2002, the SLPS were provisionally accredited. If it had not been for the impending end to the desegregation program within the district, the district would have been unaccredited at that time, but instead was…

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…

Spampinato's $1 million miscalculation By Antonio D. French Dr. Lynn Spampinato's tenure as chief academic officer of the St. Louis Public Schools ended six months ago, but the effects of some of her controversial decisions…

In another sign of having moved on, the district is about to replace the fired Floyd Irons as head coach of Vashon basketball. Read more here.

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…