education

Accreditation, Achievement, Outcome - What Dictates A Student's Success?

Erin Williams — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0000

School system performance is paramount for any family looking to move and start a family, as it was for Rob and Diane Pattershuk, when they moved to Ladue 20 years ago.

Supreme Court Says Missouri School Transfer Law Is Constitutional

Maria Altman — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:42:25 +0000

Updated 4:38 p.m. & 5:44 p.m.

The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a state law that allows students to transfer from unaccredited districts to ones that are accredited.

College Bound: Debate Champ and Valedictorian Headed To Princeton On Full Scholarship

Erin Williams — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The school year may be over, but things are just getting started for 17-year-old Destiny Crockett. She graduated from Clyde C. Miller High School in St. Louis with a 4.1 GPA, finished in the top 16 of the Urban Debate League's national competition last month with her partner Cameron Smith, and will be attending Princeton in the fall on a full scholarship.

Kofi Annan Kicks Off Global Education Conference In St. Louis

Tim Lloyd — Wed, 29 May 2013 01:25:21 +0000

From climate change to economics, the future of the world is more interconnected than ever.

That was a key theme of Kofi Annan’s speech Tuesday evening that kicked off the Association of International Educators annual convention in St. Louis.

The former Secretary General of United Nations opened by telling the crowd a story of how as a young exchange student in Minnesota, he learned to accept earmuffs, even though he thought they looked “inelegant” at first.

Sharon Robinson On Breaking Barriers, Fighting For Justice, And Getting Her Father's Story Right

Erin Williams — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:35:49 +0000

When Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball in 1947, he laid a framework of courage and social justice for all Americans that would continue to help shape the future of the country both on and off the field.