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The world’s economy and job markets are changing, and St. Louis is not keeping up. Many of our schools are struggling to prepare children with the basic skills required. Existing approaches to solving regional problems are not yielding the results we need.
At The Opportunity Trust we are working to ensure that every child in St. Louis is prepared to lead a life of choice and dignity.
A NY Times article explains that Mississippi's 2013 legislation to fund reading science training for teachers may explain why Mississippi is now leading in the nation in reading gains. (image credit: Celia Krampien)
By Eric Scroggins In response to school closures due to the coronavirus, we launched the Remote Learning Innovation Fund to help ensure all children in our region have access to vital...
Just 5% of African-American students in St. Louis Public Schools are proficient in mathematics by the 8th grade
Check out "The Playbook" which was recently released by WEPOWER Tomorrow Builders and contains 17 community-designed steps on the path to a transformed early childhood education system.
We believe every parent or guardian wants the best for the children in their care. However, families in St. Louis are often held back by access to reliable information and can...
White students in Saint Louis Public Schools are 4 times more likely to achieve proficiency in reading than black students, a gap that has doubled over the last 10 years
Read our plan to dramatically increase the number of children who have access to a world-class school and the capacity for our education systems to continuously improve and innovate to meet the ever-changing demands of the 21st century.
Five years ago, the Normandy School District lost its accreditation, which triggered Missouri’s transfer law allowing families to move to an accredited district. The district leaders at the time chose a...
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