St. Louis must do better in educating the next generation
By Anna-Stacia Allen According to the City of St. Louis’ 2018 Education Quality indicators, black children are less likely than white…
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Why some Americans seem more ‘American’ than others
In the United States and many other countries, nationality is defined by a set of legal parameters. It may involve birthplace, parental…
Marianists release names of members they say abused children
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Marianists religious order released on Wednesday the names of 46 living and dead religious leaders…
ACLU urges Missouri schools to drop resource officers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is urging school districts to remove police officers from…
Dream on: Court upholds young immigrants’ protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected on Thursday President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young…
Governor cuts $209M from budget because of virus
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s governor has cut another $209 million from this year’s budget, including deep cuts in education,…
Students can help design Missouri’s bicentennial posters
JEFFERSON CITY – What should a Missouri Bicentennial poster look like? Students around the state can help decide. Missouri will…
Virus is final knell for 3 schools in Archdiocese
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three Catholic elementary schools that were already struggling financially will close because of the impact of…
Missouri economy ‘turned off like a faucet’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers agreed Thursday to try to spare colleges and universities from budget cuts despite plummeting…
Missouri schools getting more aid from federal CARES act
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s schools are getting a new influx of funds from the federal government under the Coronavirus Aid,…
St. Mary’s High hopes to match $100,000 challenge grant
DUTCHTOWN – Even a Dragon can’t defeat the coronavirus by itself. St. Mary’s High School, whose mascot is the Dragon,…
Children need facts, reassurance as coronavirus changes lives
Children are being told: Stay inside, don’t visit extended family, don’t play with your friends. The COVID-19 coronavirus is a…
Remote learning is under way, but many U.S. students lag
SAN DIEGO (AP) — During the first week that her San Diego public school was shuttered to slow the spread…
Symposium tackles school-to-prison pipeline
PENROSE – Shonta Smith eats, sleeps, breathes and lives education. As an educator for almost 30 years, she’s seen students…
Comics University helps artists, fans ‘see from someone else’s point of view’
DOWNTOWN – On a Wednesday night, a group of comic artists and enthusiasts hoping to learn more attended the first…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 15: SLPS Superintendent Kelvin Adams credits “stability” for district’s academic and financial improvements
When Dr. Kelvin Adams was hired by the appointed Special Administrative Board in 2008, the St. Louis Public Schools had…