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St. Louis school district
9:57 am
Thu March 14, 2013

Mo. Senate Passes Bill Allowing 'Incompetent' St. Louis Teachers To Be Fired

Credit (Tim Bommel/Mo. House of Representatives)
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Teachers with tenure in St. Louis could be fired for incompetency under a bill that was passed Thursday by the Missouri Senate.

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Education
4:51 pm
Tue March 12, 2013

Students 'Cooking Up Change' For St. Louis Public Schools

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Students scramble in the kitchen to finish their dishes for the competition. The task was to create a healthy lunch of one entree and two sides.
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The judging panel tests the first dish, a vegetarian option of pasta, salad, and baked apples created by a team from Beaumont High School.
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Six lunches total were prepared by the student chefs.
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The winning dish of barbecue chicken, sauteed vegetables, and poached pears was created by students at Beaumont High.
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Each student was given a certificate and cookbook during the awards ceremony.
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Each member of the winning team received a new cookware set and gift certificate for food supplies.
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The winning team, center, will go on to compete in the national competition in D.C. in June.
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Student chefs from Beaumont High School and Clyde C. Miller Career Academy competed today for a place in the national school cooking competition Cooking Up Change.

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Illinois Budget
5:22 pm
Wed March 6, 2013

Quinn Proposes $400M Education Cut, Pension System Payouts In Budget Address

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Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn.
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Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Amanda Vinicky.

In his annual budget address today, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn laid the blame on the General Assembly for forcing him to cut spending on schools and other key state priorities. Quinn says the cost of pensions is "squeezing" Illinois' finances, to the point that he's calling for a $400 million hit to education.

(Read the full text of the governor's prepared remarks) 

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