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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...
Despite facing increased challenges, St. Louis educators are innovating new approaches to instruction and intervention to better meet the needs of their students. We wanted...
Join us on January 25 for a virtual information session to learn more about the opportunity to become a STEM Early College Founder through The...
With school schedules and enrollment timelines in flux, families are faced with even greater barriers to finding the best school for their children. Many of...
Krystal Barnett launched Bridge 2 Hope in 2019 to unite parents and grandparents exasperated by the lack of quality school options to demand responsiveness from...
In the pursuit of creating something unprecedented, it is easy to run up against the limitations of our own perspective. Nowhere is this more apparent...
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...
The St. Louis Teacher Residency, a partner of The Opportunity Trust, was recently highlighted by Washington University for its innovative approach to improving local teacher...
The Opportunity Trust is pleased to announce the nine outstanding education leaders chosen for our fourth Catalyst Fellowship cohort. Catalyst Fellows are educators and entrepreneurs...
In February 2020, Senator Cindy O’Laughlin from District 18 covering 14 counties in the northeastern part of the state was named Chair of the Missouri...
The city’s history of segregation and subsequent attempts to integrate schools have left St. Louis with a fractured school landscape full of options but lacking in...
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