Last spring, City Garden Montessori School nearly eliminated the kindergarten readiness gap among racial and economic groups in its preschool classrooms. Eighty-four percent of Black...
All of us at The Opportunity Trust are devastated by the school shooting today at Central Visual Performing Arts High School. Our deepest condolences go...
The Charter School Growth Fund has made a seven-figure investment in two St. Louis-area charter schools – Atlas Public Schools and The Leadership School – ...
Seven-year-old Shannon rested her chin on her hand and smiled as she considered what she likes best about second grade. “I like my teacher,” she...
We believe all children and teachers deserve a safe, supportive, and joyful environment in which to learn and work. Please join us in supporting Prop...
At the beginning of the school year, Alexa Rojas persuaded her parents to enroll her at Kairos Academies, the charter public school a block from...
Kimberly Townsend looked out into the empty warehouse space in Pagedale in late April and described the transformation about to take shape. A glass-walled main...
St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts won its charter from the Missouri State Board of Education in January, putting it one step closer to opening...
Since becoming a mother, Jameshay McConnell has had to turn down jobs, or even quit them, because she couldn’t find affordable and reliable childcare for...
The first graders entered the transformed classroom at Pershing Elementary School and immediately scattered to explore it. One boy touched the colorful wall mural depicting ...
The Opportunity Trust is funding $10,200 in classroom requests at St. Louis-area schools this holiday season through DonorsChoose, a non-profit online platform that allows individuals...
Earlier this year, Superintendent Kelvin Adams invited stakeholders across St. Louis to engage in a citywide planning process for education. As the process moves forward,...
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