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SLPS charter schools
5:12 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

SLPS looks to sponsor two new charters

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The St. Louis Public Schools will ask the Mo. State Board of Education for permission to sponsor a charter school that will locate in the vacant Mitchell Elementary, shown here in a Google Maps screenshot.
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The St. Louis Public Schools will ask the Missouri State Board of Education for permission to sponsor a new charter school that will lease space in a vacant district property on the city's north side.

The state board that oversees the district approved the request last night.

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SLPS debt payments
3:37 pm
Mon November 21, 2011

$96 million settlement helps SLPS clear one hurdle toward reaccreditation

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Michael Lidell (L) and attorney William Douthit (C) watch as Supt. Kelvin Adams announces an agreement that allows the SLPS to use $96 million from the settlement of a desegregation lawsuit to pay off debt and fund education initiatives.
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For the first time in a decade, the St. Louis Public Schools will be debt-free.

Superintendent Kelvin Adams announced today that the district has entered an agreement with the plaintiffs in a 1972 case over the district's segregation policies that frees up $96 million for debt reduction and district operations.

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SLPS contract
11:11 pm
Tue November 15, 2011

SLPS teachers to get raises for the first time in three years

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Union president Mary Armstrong and SLPS superintendent Kelvin Adams shake hands after the approval of a new three-year contract for district employees that includes the first raises in three years.
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St. Louis Public Schools employees will get raises for the first time since the 2008-2009 school year under a contract approved Tuesday night by the state-appointed Special Administrative Board that oversees the district.

Members of the American Federation of Teachers Local 420 voted overwhelmingly earlier in the week to approve the new three-year deal, which takes effect immediately.

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