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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.
Kairos Academies was featured in a new study by Bellwether Education Partners as a case study for best practices in remote learning and COVID-19 response.
When schools suddenly closed in March, The Opportunity Trust quickly pivoted to meet the needs of students and educators by launching the Remote Learning Innovation Fund. After an initial sprint to...
Applications for the 2021-2022 school year open as early as October 1 of this year.
Watch KMOV's interview with Anna-Stacia Allen, Executive Director of Navigate STL Schools, to learn more about how they're supporting families through the school search process
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The city’s history of segregation and subsequent attempts to integrate schools have left St. Louis with a fractured school landscape full of options but lacking in transparent and accessible information. Navigating this...
In St. Louis, majority White school districts receive an average of $1,698 more in funding per student than majority Black school districts.
Explore Forward Through Ferguson's released a new community accountability and advocacy tool that examines these inequities and serves as a call to level the education playing field in St. Louis.
In February 2020, Senator Cindy O’Laughlin from District 18 covering 14 counties in the northeastern part of the state was named Chair of the Missouri Senate Education Committee. As a senator,...
The Opportunity Trust invests in educators and school systems eager to build the capacity required to make significant and measurable change.
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