Expanding Opportunity: The Leadership School Opens Its Doors
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...
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Good news and bad news on local student performance
By Keith Williamson This opinion piece originally appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch In August, Missourians learned that student achievement declined significantly across the state...
Research, Learning, & Policy
Increasing Transparency: Improving access to state education data
The Opportunity Trust has launched a new website that provides data-informed content about education in St. Louis and across Missouri. The site, Learning To Improve,...
Research, Learning, & Policy
Catalyzing Change: Focusing school boards on student outcomes
A.J. Crabill introduces himself as a student outcomes evangelist. He calls out school boards for prioritizing adult interests over student learning, and coaches them to...
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Expanding Access: STL Pre-K Cooperative grows high-quality seats
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...
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Reimagining Education: Transforming the student experience through Catalyst
The Opportunity Trust is excited to announce its 2022-2023 Catalyst fellows — 15 education leaders from across the St. Louis region who have begun reimagining, building,...
Parent & Community Resources
Changing Systems: Bridge 2 Hope turns parent frustration into activism
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. ...
Schools & Districts
Ensuring Success: City Garden Montessori closes the kindergarten readiness gap
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...
Schools & Districts
Our hearts are with CVPA High School
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...
Schools & Districts
Scaling Success: Atlas and The Leadership School receive major funding infusion for growth
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 – ...
Parent & Community Resources
Catalyzing Change: Two Innovative St. Louis Nonprofit Leaders Receive Camelback Fellowship
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....
Parent & Community Resources
Empowering Community: Giving Grantmaking Decisions to Those Most Impacted
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...
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