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Missouri school district performance improves, but 2 local charters in unaccredited range

4 months ago
The latest round of student test scores show fewer Missouri public school districts and charter schools in jeopardy of losing accreditation, though this year’s data won’t immediately affect how schools are graded. Based on annual performance report scores released Monday for the sixth iteration of the Missouri School Improvement Program, or MSIP6, there were 343 districts and charters that improved when compared to an average of their scores over the previous two years. A total of 71 districts…
Annelise Hanshaw

E. coli outbreak didn't originate from St. Louis County restaurant's lettuce; investigation continues

4 months 1 week ago
Test results released Friday eliminated a possible source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened more than 100 people in St. Louis County. Tests run by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services detected no traces of E. coli in an unopened package of iceberg lettuce collected at Andre's Banquet Center after an estimated 106 attendees of two school band events, two funerals, and a veterans event catered by the business fell ill. "A negative test result for the lettuce does not conclusively…
Hunter Bassler

Nominations for 2025 Corporate Counsel Awards are now open

4 months 1 week ago
Do you know an in-house legal expert making a difference at your company and in the St. Louis community? Nominations for the St. Louis Business Journal's 2025 Corporate Counsel Awards are now open. The annual Corporate Counsel Awards seek to recognize the best and brightest legal minds at St. Louis-area private and public companies, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. You can submit your nomination here or at the link at the bottom of this page. These awards will span all levels…
Veneta Rizvic

Many states, including Missouri, might pursue Medicaid work requirements under Trump

4 months 1 week ago
Trevor Hawkins, an attorney at Legal Aid of Arkansas, remembers how busy his job got when the state for a time imposed work requirements on Medicaid recipients: His office was swamped with frantic phone calls from people who said they couldn’t comply with the new rule because they weren’t healthy enough to work or had to care for sick relatives. “A whole heap of folks, after a month or two, started getting notices saying, ‘Hey, you’re out of compliance, and you’re going to lose your…
Shalina Chatlani

2 people develop serious health issue as E. coli cases climb over 100 in St. Louis County area

4 months 1 week ago
An E. coli outbreak linked to events hosted by a catering company has risen to 106 cases as of Wednesday, with two of those people developing a rare but serious complication, health officials said. The events under investigation by the St. Louis County Health Department include two school band events, two funerals, and a veterans event, all catered by Andre's Banquets and Catering between Nov. 6-9. More than half of the cases are connected with Rockwood Summit High School. The health department…
Kelsi Anderson and Megan Kernan

Connected leaders move faster

4 months 1 week ago
Great CIOs know technology moves fast and connected leaders move faster. St.LouisCIO brings together the preeminent CIOs from St. Louis's largest organizations to enhance leadership effectiveness, create value, mitigate risks and share successes. Member-led, non-commercial programs foster meaningful professional relationships, enabling collaboration on shared challenges to gain leadership advantage. There is no textbook for how to be a great CIO. Leaders sharpen professional acumen through peer…