Support SLPS’s Prop S Aug 2nd
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Catalyzing Innovation: Kairos Academies High School Answers the Need For Quality
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...
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Meeting Demand: The Leadership School Prepares to Open Its Doors
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...
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Meeting Demand: St. Louis Voices Academy One Step Closer to Serving Students
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...
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Expanding Access: Extending Pre-K Into Underserved Areas
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...
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Increasing Literacy: Unlocking the Joy of Reading
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 ...
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The Opportunity Trust Funds Classroom Needs for Holidays
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...
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Our Position: Citywide Plan for Education Must Improve Access to High-Quality Schools
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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Meeting Demand: Providing Public School Options that Parents Want
Every morning, when Diana Corey drops her son off at Atlas, he’s greeted by a teacher or staff member who opens the car door and...
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Expanding Access: The STL Pre-K Cooperative Doubles Preschool Access
Guest writer: Anne Miller The beginning of the school year is always a time for celebration. For the members of the STL Pre-K Cooperative, this...
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Reimagining School: How Two University City School Leaders are Redesigning their Neighborhood School with Innovative New Pilots
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...
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Expanding Opportunity: City Garden Montessori Breaks Ground on New Building, More than Doubles Enrollment, and Launches Teacher Training Program
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...
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