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...
Schools & Districts
Schools & Districts
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...
Schools & Districts
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...
Schools & Districts
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...
Schools & Districts
Reimagining School: Investments in New School Models Bring St. Louis to the National Forefront
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...
Schools & Districts
Catalyzing Innovation: How the STL Pre-K Cooperative is Increasing Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education
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...
Schools & Districts
Transforming Systems: Normandy Schools Collaborative’s Leadership Stewards a Bold Plan to Accelerate Learning Outcomes
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...
Schools & Districts
Transforming Systems: How the Normandy Schools Collaborative is Using Data to Accelerate Change
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...
Schools & Districts
Catalyzing Innovation: How City Garden and Kairos Academy are Reimagining School
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...
Schools & Districts
Bridging Divides: Building The Community Lab School Model
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...
Schools & Districts
Innovative St. Louis School to Become A New National Model
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,...
Research, Learning, & Policy
Learning from Denver Public Schools, School District in St. Louis County Embraces Bold Change
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...
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