2006

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…

WARNING: This video contains language which some may find objectionable. The following video is making its way around the Web. It is basically a compilation of prank calls to various C-SPAN call-in shows — many…

Top 20 Policy Statement Violations & Membership Issues:1. Unjust hiring/transfer procedures for the reconstitution and restructuring of 13 schools.2. Continued failure to pay Paraprofessionals for required extra time worked.3. Stalling tactics used to prevent Salary…

In one of his last acts as an alderman, License Collector-elect Mike McMillan announced Wednesday over $600,000 in grants for local organizations and businesses. “The wide variety of projects funded by these grants will benefit…

The following letter from school board Vice President Bill Purdy was sent to the Post-Dispatch as a letter to the editor in response to an earlier editorial. The editors of the Post chose not to…

With even less fanfare than the first time, 6th Ward Ald. Lewis Reed again announced yesterday he is running for Aldermanic President — this time in a hastily produced press release. “It’s time to make…

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,…

Former Superintendent Creg Williams told Channel 4 reporter Anne Steffens that he resigned today after talking to his family and close friends. He said he was not fired or forced out as has been reported.…

Below are answers from school district administrators to questions from St. Louis Board of Education member Peter Downs regarding items on the administration's consent agenda for April 18, 2006.Textbook items: (Numbers 4, 5, 11, 12,…

At the last meeting of the St. Louis City School Board, the board majority surprised many by voting to drop the word "interim" off the title of new Superintendent Diana Bourisaw, effectively making her the…