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New Buildings, Renovations Planned For Meramec Campus

2 years 8 months ago
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  St. Louis Community College this week provided a glimpse into the future of its aging Meramec campus in Kirkwood, outlining millions of dollars in reinvestment over the next five years and highlighted by the construction of three new buildings. System wide, St. Louis Community College has budgeted for more than $400 million […]
Shruthi Beedu

Shoppers are Returning to Malls

2 years 8 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  You know the cliché: Shopping malls are desolate and deserted places, inhabited only by elderly walkers and a few sad stores desperately clinging to life among the cobwebs and decay. And that is true of some malls. And it is very much not true of others. Malls have been on a […]
Shruthi Beedu

Best High Schools in St. Louis Area, According to New Ranking

2 years 8 months ago
Everyone knows that St. Louisans love to ask where you went to high school. Well, now there’s a new list to pair with your high school questions. Founded in 2002, the Pittsburgh-based website, Niche, has served as a leader in school rankings from the elementary to college level.
Benjamin Simon

12-year-old girl missing from Florissant home

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An endangered person advisory has been issued for a missing 12-year-old girl. Police said Dani Allen went missing Monday at 7 p.m. from her home in the 14000 block of Old Halls Ferry Road in Florissant. She is described as being 5'8" and 140 pounds, with black hair and brown [...]
Monica Ryan

CMT and Partners to Transform East St. Louis Transit Center

2 years 8 months ago
From Mass Transit:  On the heels of the recent opening of the “Transit Stop Transformation Project” at the Belleville Transit Center and the unveiling of the one at the North Hanley Transit Center set for mid-October – Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), AARP in St. Louis, St. Clair County Transit District and Metro Transit today […]
Shruthi Beedu

Developer Eying Rehab of Railway Exchange Building is Identified

2 years 8 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A New York developer is eyeing redevelopment of one of downtown St. Louis’ biggest vacant buildings. The 1.2 million-square-foot Railway Exchange Building, the former flagship location and headquarters of Famous-Barr department stores, at 615 Olive St. is being considered for a project by Brooklyn-based Carnegie Management Inc., people familiar with […]
Shruthi Beedu

Community Invited To Help Plan For The Future Of Edwardsville School District #7   

2 years 8 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 is launching an effort to bring the entire D7 community together to develop goals and priorities to improve its schools. ENGAGE District 7, created as part of the implementation of District 7’s strategic plan, is a team of district employees and stakeholders. Engage District 7 is hosting a series of community engagement meetings for your input on how to meet the facility needs for all District 7 students now and in the future. The program is designed to ensure the district’s work in the future is guided by a facility improvement plan developed “ For Our Community By Our Community .” Parents, staff, and community members are encouraged to participate in ENGAGE District 7. As part of the program, a two-part series of community engagement sessions will kick off on Wednesday, Oct. 12. During these sessions, participants will learn more about planning priorities for D7 facilities and will engage wit

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Black students do a lot worse in STEM programs than white students

2 years 8 months ago
Three researchers recently decided to take a look at how different kinds of students do in STEM courses at the university level. So they gathered up more than 100,000 records and then controlled for high school prep and desire to attain a STEM degree. Given that, how did different students respond to modest setbacks? Here's ...continue reading "Black students do a lot worse in STEM programs than white students"
Kevin Drum

Daily Deal: Mobile Pixels Mini Mouse

2 years 8 months ago
The Mobile Pixels Mini Mouse is a comfortable mouse built for your PC or notebook. Its great build quality encourages long-term use, and the ultra-thin profile makes it easy to store as well. This mini wireless mouse features Bluetooth connectivity, so there’s no need for any unnecessary cords. You can use the integrated red laser […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Greene and Scott Counties Join Other Counties Challenging Constitutionality Of SAFE-T Act

2 years 8 months ago
WEST CENTRAL – Greene and Scott Counties have joined the ever-growing number of Illinois Counties to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the controversial SAFE-T Act. The SAFE-T Act, set to take effect January 1, 2023, eliminates cash bail and designates only a limited number of offenses for which the person arrested may be held in custody prior to trial. The complaints, filed by both Caleb Briscoe in Greene County, and Richard Crews in Scott County seek a permanent injunction of the SAFE-T Act claiming the Act is unconstitutional, that it violates the single subject rule, violates the separation of powers clause, is unconstitutionally vague, and violated the three (3) readings requirement. The goal of the lawsuit for the Counties would be to stop the law, as written, from going into effect on January 1, 2023. “The Act was voted on and passed in a lame duck legislative session at 4:30 in the morning, with limited opportunity for comment, or debate. Prosecutors,

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