Empowering Parents: How Advocacy Groups Are Fueling Parent Power
In late April, dozens of families sorted through stacks of books laid out on tables, trying to decide which ones to read immediately and which...
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In late April, dozens of families sorted through stacks of books laid out on tables, trying to decide which ones to read immediately and which...
Fifteen initiatives supporting the mental health and wellness of children are receiving $90,000 from The Opportunity Trust’s Reinvention By Community Fund. Nonprofits and schools across...
The number of children attending high-quality pre-Kindergarten programs in St. Louis’s most underserved communities has grown – exponentially. The STL Pre-K Cooperative has quadrupled the...
Samantha was floored. The data on the screen indicated that her youngest son was attending a failing school – when she thought it was high-performing. ...
Two founders of St. Louis nonprofits focused on expanding education equity have been awarded the prestigious Camelback Ventures Fellowship. Julius B. Anthony, founder of St....
Expanding access to middle school sports. Providing teens and young adults with entrepreneur training. Improving financial literacy at four high schools. Over the summer, a...
LaTricia Smallwood’s mind filled with questions as she joined parents inside Beginning Futures Early Childhood Center in St. Louis’s Walnut Park neighborhood. It was time...
Tanesia Simmons joined The Opportunity Trust as partner working to empower and support the most marginalized families and students, and to design and drive change...
One evening in late August, nine St. Louis students, parents, and educators gathered around a conference table to read through grant applications and award a...
In 2020, the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice brought increased attention to the St. Louis education system’s profound inequities. These events caused Sherita...
With school schedules and enrollment timelines in flux, families are faced with even greater barriers to finding the best school for their children. Many of...
Krystal Barnett launched Bridge 2 Hope in 2019 to unite parents and grandparents exasperated by the lack of quality school options to demand responsiveness from...
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