Our schools have not been able to integrate new insights on learning science and child development and have been difficult to change over time resulting...
City Garden Montessori has long been a bright spot in St. Louis’s education landscape due to its unique model, commitment to diversity, and higher than...
Remote learning has exposed the ways that traditional school models are failing to meet the needs of children today. While the format of school has...
Decades of research point to the importance of high-quality pre-K, but St. Louis children and families struggle to access high-quality early childhood education (ECE). A...
Normandy’s schools have persistently ranked among the lowest performing in the state and have had an outsized impact on America’s understanding of race and public...
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...
Every parent knows that what one child needs to thrive might be different from another. This belief drives The Opportunity Trust’s investments to develop innovative...
Genevieve Backer and Colby Heckendorn, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at The Opportunity Trust, believe passionately that education is the key to unlocking the future of St. Louis. But...
By Christie Huck, Executive Director at City Garden Montessori School Ten years ago, a group of parents and I helped to found City Garden Montessori,...
By Dr. Sharonica L. Hardin-Bartley, Superintendent in University City University City, which is adjacent to the City of St. Louis and Washington University, is politically...
By Gavin Schiffres and Jack Krewson, Co-Founders, Kairos Academies When we signed up for Teach For America—St. Louis, we were brimming with excitement and plans....
By Kim Townsend, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Opportunity Trust When my daughter turned three this year, my husband and I began to look into private school...
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