On Friday August 3, 1928, in Jefferson City, Missouri Secretary of State Charles U. Becker “set my and affix the Great Seal of the State of Missouri” to a set of documents that would be historic.
At 109-years-old, amid a busy media tour, it’s understandable that Viola "Mother" Fletcher-the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre-didn’t say much during her presentation at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville yesterday. Still the packed audience inside the university’s Dunham…
Grayson Stevenson and Kennedy Thomas say the inaugural ‘Teen14-Day’ at .ZACK Urban Ballroom added a needed perspective to the array of 314 Day celebrations in the area.
It’s little wonder why Mayor Tishaura Jones and the city’s Department of Personnel chose Robert J. Tracy as chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
The School District of University City and its teacher and support staff unions have ratified new, two-year agreements, which were approved by the Board of Education on March 7, 2024.
Three Black women filed a federal lawsuit this week against the state of Missouri, alleging that the state’s control of the Kansas City Police Department singles out people by race and creates an unequal system.
The Harris-Stowe State University College of Education remains accredited by the Missouri State Board of Education, based on a recommendation of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
A recent National Education Association study shows that a 10% increase in teacher pay is estimated to produce a 5 to 10% increase in student performance.
Many St. Louis area families still find themselves in need of assistance in feeding respective families. Food pantries were overwhelmed during the pandemic and food scarcity remains a menace in many neighborhoods.
Dana Brown, a philanthropist, committed to helping fund organizations which provide for “the health, education, and welfare of disadvantaged children and the health and welfare of animals in the St. Louis Metro area,” established a trust that would carry out…
The Ferguson-Florissant and Ritenour School Districts have received grants to purchase electric buses and charging stations through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program.
Jeremy Williams, Bayer head of Climate LLC, Digital Farming and Commercial Ecosystems, is one of seven new leaders joining the United Way of Greater St. louis board of directors.