- Saint Louis Public Schools
- ST. LOUIS BEACON
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: St. Louis Schools Win Provisional Accreditation - October 16, 2012
SLPS News Coverage
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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Magnet school in St. Louis celebrates milestone: its 1st ... May 22, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Nine of Missouri's 10 best public high schools are in the ... Apr. 25, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: A St. Louis neighborhood school becomes a school of choice Mar. 27, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Vashon takes down Bolivar to repeat as Class 4 champion Mar. 18, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial: St. Louis teacher pension fund trustees s ... Mar. 17, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Teachers in St. Louis Public Schools getting raises under ... Mar. 17, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: "Hidden Figures" provides lessons on race and opportunity... Feb
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis cops to partner with public school students ... Feb. 23, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis schools look to change school culture with new ... Feb. 6, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Public Schools fully accredited once again Jan. 11, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial: St. Louis Public Schools, take a bow Jan. 8, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Missouri education officials recommend full accreditation Jan. 4, 2017
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Schools say students could be charged as felons for Dec. 23, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: You can file to run for your local school board Dec. 12, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Missouri school grades rise in annual report card Nov. 8, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Schools across St. Louis learning how past trauma ... Nov. 4, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis teachers may soon find affordable housing by ... Oct. 9, 2016
- ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Compare your school: A look at the 2016 MAP scores Oct. 3, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Slay appoints Darnetta Clinkscale to Special Sept. 26, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis school uses guitar training ... Sept. 12, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Former St. Louis school redone as lofts is filling up Sept. 8, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Judge says charter school parents can't join legal battle ... July 20, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: At worldly St. Louis school, soccer field is stuff of dreams July 7, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Superintendent Kelvin Adams agrees to lead St. Louis ... July 5, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: New law mandates dyslexia screening in Missouri public ... June 27, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial: Double-down on the desegregation program. June 12, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Ban out-of-school suspensions for students in all grades April 29, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Dispute by charter cost St. Louis city schools $4.9 million April 19, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Make the city's children a priority April 3, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis district opens its neighborhood elementary ... March 31, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Superintendent Adams has changed district's culture February 16, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Homeless students fight a daily battle February 6, 2016
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Life and success after high school December 30, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Rewrite history with a second chance at Fresh Start Academy Oct. 14, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Enrollment loss in St. Louis schools compounds problems October 9, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Former administrator at Sandy Hook shares crisis advice December 10, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: In his father's shadow: Irons begins tenure at Vashon November 24, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS making progress thanks to superintendent, .... November 1, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Eight St. Louis-area schools receive national Blue Ribbon.. Sept. 29,2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Vashon High School to get visit from St. Louis police ... Sept. 19, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis school teachers, staff inspired to change lives August 10, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis superintendent exploring reasons behind ... - March 10, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Public Schools deserve our strong support - March 5, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Synagogue pews find new life in high school wood shop ... - Jan. 25, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: French shifts attention back to home and North Campus - Jan. 19, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: High schoolers from around St. Louis work toward change ... - Jan. 16, 2015
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: U.S. education chief visits to talk ... - Dec 16, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Students at Gateway Elementary aim for new school ties: December 14, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: St. Louis superintendent, foundation join to expand ... - Dec. 4, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Soldan stuns Duchesne in PKs as backup keeper comes up large - Nov. 4, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: FAIR: Brighter days at St. Louis Public Schools - Oct. 16, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: National Sugar Association donates salad bars ... - Oct. 16, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis schools get grant to reduce dropouts ... - Oct. 15, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Rigor of top St. Louis Public Schools Is Bringing Results - Oct. 15, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: School named after Bertha Knox Gilkey, community organizer - Oct. 11, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Educators consider what Missouri ... next commissioner - Sept. 17, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis area students pitch business ... competition - Sept. 14, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis-area superintendents say ... Sept. 15, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: The Little Bit Foundation Celebrates School Adoption ... - Sept. 4, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: New teacher sees potential in the neighborhood ... - Aug 23, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Enrollment, performance up in St. Louis district an - June 27, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis clergy calls for prayer to end violence, hunger - April 29, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH:Appointed panel will run St. Louis schools for at least ... - April 15, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Debate over 'contract schools' eclipses broader ... plan - April 11, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Promoting a different image for St. Louis schools - April 10, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Reading Becomes a Family Affair at St. Louis Public Schools - April 8, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Sumner High students call for end to violence - April 4, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial: Optimism must drive attempts to improve ... - April 4, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis cookie company to receive FBI award - April 3, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: KIPP announces expansion plans in St. Louis - April 3, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Missouri adds fifth class, javelin to 2015 season - April 2, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial: St. Louis district right to try a bold step - March 24, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: A stinging audit and fast fixes. Good work at both ends - February 25, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Missouri auditor praises progress at SLPS - Feb. 20, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Public Schools chief signs contract extension - February 6, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: School districts in Missouri step up efforts to track - Jan. 27, 2014
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Mann, Shenandoah schools in St. Louis to remain open ... - Dec. 19, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Teach for America uses local ties to increase impact - December 16, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Nahed Chapman dies; created school to help refugee ... - Dec. 16, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Students seek an honors program where there is none - November 16, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis schools taking aim at social promotion - Oct. 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Forums planned on future of Shenandoah, Mann ... - September 30, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Pelagie Green Wren dies; first black dancer at the Muny - Sept. 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Public Schools have come far in five years - Sept. 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Letter to the Editor: New teachers are supported ... - Sept. 18, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: National teachers union leader points to St. Louis ... - August 14, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis public school officials take to churches ... - August 12, 2013
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ST. LOUIS AMERICAN
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS honors 541 scholar athletes Apr. 21, 2017
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: More than $500K in scholarships awarded at 29th annual Salute to Oct. 3, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Eight excellent awardees honored at Salute Sept. 28, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: St. Louis Public Schools receive training, funding to boost ... Aug. 4, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Back to School Festival on August 13 Jul 30, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Local African American youth head to West Point ... June 16, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Register by April 12 for SLPS Job Fair April 8, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Uplifting urban education in St. Louis April 7, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: City voters approve tax increase April 6, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: St. Louis American endorses in April 5 ballot issues March 31, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Vote yes on Prop 1 on April 5 March 24, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Prop 1 advocates worry about ‘confusion’ on April 5 ballot March 23, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS goes ‘green’ with pilot conservation program March 23, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Superintendent Zone offers non-academic supports to SLPS’ .. March 17, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS prepared me for Mizzou March 9, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: College-bound at Carver Elementary March 2, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Why the SAB is good for SLPS February 18, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Innovative St. Louis public school teaches core African values February 18, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS tax increase on April 5 ballot February 17, 2016
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Children learn to become healthier cooks December 17, 2015
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS teachers accept contract with one-time raise December 16, 2015
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Ladue church sends volunteer tutors to SLPS November 25, 2015
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Act fast for SLPS gifted program Sept. 30, 2015
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN - Transforming Vashon High School - March 4, 2015
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Time to apply for SLPS magnet schools - November 25, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Wells Fargo partners with district and foundation ... - Oct. 31, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS: ready to partner with you - Sept. 18, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Treasurer Zweifel touts saving for college - Sept. 17, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Monsanto school ‘gateway to the future’ - Aug. 28, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Tribute concert for Dr. Kenneth Brown Billups - Sept. 10, 2014
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ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: See which St. Louis high schools US News ranks among ... Apr. 5, 2017
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: State gives Saint Louis Public Schools full accreditation Jan. 10, 2017
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: 76.7% goal: Public grad rate rises, still room ... - May 22, 2015
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: With grad rates up, SLPS superintendent emphasizes ... - Jan. 15, 2015
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Missouri’s schools underfunded by $656 million - Mar 19, 2014
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Unions look to Obamacare for health care guidance - August 30, 2013
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Cleveland NJROTC to Stay Open Under New School Plan - March 21, 2013
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: SLPS Chief Recognized By Wall Street Journal - November 27, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Mo. Board Gives Provisional Accreditation to SLPS - October 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: SLPS Requests Accreditation - September 17, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: P.E. Grant Story - August 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Roosevelt Opens Health Clinic - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: SLPS Back To School Festival - July 26, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: St. Louis Public Schools could face job cuts, 3 school closings -2.28.13
- ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Which St. Louis Public Schools are expected to close? February 27, 2013
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FOX 2/KPLR 11
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: St. Louis officer helps get new basketball hoops for Apr. 27, 2017
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: St. Louis Public School students get new bikes Apr. 15, 2017
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: SLPS superintendent credits academic turnaround to ‘the love ... Mar. 17, 2017
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Giving dropouts a chance at an education with 24-hour access Feb. 20, 2017
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: St. Louis Public Schools teacher wins $500 Jan. 30, 2017
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: State board restores accreditation for St. Louis Public Jan. 10, 2017
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: State board restores accreditation for St. Louis Public Schools Jan. 10, 2017
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: First day of classes for St. Louis Public Schools Aug. 17, 2016
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: St. Louis Public Schools hosts active ... Aug.12, 2016
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: The Pulse of St. Louis: Local and statewide education challenges ... July 9, 2016
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: International aid group visits St. Louis, bringing hope to public ... July 8, 2016
- Fox 2: St. Louis Public Schools appear on track for accreditation July 5, 2016
- Fox 2: Dr. Kelvin Adams staying on as SLPS superintendent July 5, 2016
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Sweet Potato Challenge June 10, 2016
- FOX 2/KPLR 11 - CSMB Trivia Night preview with 1-minute ice cream - March 5, 2015
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Sugar Association donating salad bars to St. Louis schools - Oct. 16, 2014
- FOX 2/KPLR 11 - FroYo helps students of New American Academy - Aug. 19, 2014
- FOX2 / KPLR11: St. Louis Public Schools hold job fair for teachers and principals - Jan. 24, 2015
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: SLPS athletic director recognized for education about brain injuries - Oct. 22, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: St. Louis Public Schools announces some make-up days for snow - Jan. 28, 2014
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: St. Louis Public School choose new director - Oct. 14, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Sunday is Family Day at Soulard Oktoberfest - Oct. 13, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: First day of school: St. Louis Public Schools - August 12, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Rams Michael Brockers Visits Patrick Henry School - August 28, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: SLPS Superintendent: Unaccredited school districts need more help - August 11, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: City leaders putting the word out, keep your children in school - August 7, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: St. Louis judge to be honored for work in juvenile justice - August 6, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Destiny Crockett Princeton Scholarship - June 10, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Dunbar Elementary School Principal Heads To The Roof - May 7, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: St. Louis Public School Sets 2013/2014 Calendar - April 25, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11 - Jackie Robinson Movie Leaves Impact On High School Students - April 24, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Cleveland NJROTC Saved, But Other Schools To Close - March 20, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Alumni And Citizens Have Proposal To Save Cleveland ROTC - March 14, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Cleveland Alums Battle To Keep High School Open - March 9, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Alumni Fighting To Keep South City School Open- Feb. 27, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Linda Smith Named Preschool Teacher of the Year - January 14, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: The Pulse of St. Louis, The State of SLPS - October 27, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: SLPS Regain Provisional Accreditation - October 16, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: The Pulse of St. Louis Bullying Story - September 29, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Patrick's People Profiles Soldan Guitar Donation - September 13, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: The Pulse Of St. Louis Roosevelt Health Clinic - September 8, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Roosevelt High School Offers Free Health Services - September 4, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: CVPA Gets $8 Million Renovation - August 14, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: SLPS Awarded $2.2 Million Physical Education Grant - August 20, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: SLPS Students Head Back To School - August 13, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: SLPS Back To School Fair - August 2, 2012
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: St. Louis Public Schools hold Back-to-School festival - August 3, 2013
- FOX 2/KPLR 11: Dewey Innovative Teacher - September 12, 2012
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ST. LOUIS BEACON
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: City school superintendent keeps close eye on data, students - Nov. 11, 2013
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: 'For Sake of All': Health affects school dropout rate - Sept. 25, 2013
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: Cleveland NJROTC Will Stay Open Under New City School Plan - March 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: School dropouts often lack personal connection, panelists say - Sept. 16, 2013
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: Closings of buildings recommended for SLPS - February 27, 2013
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: Cops, top school officials put in time as tutors- 02.20.2013
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: Financial test proposed for families in school desegregation program- 12.18.12
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: Local Schools Have Parent Alerts - December 14, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: In Depth Data Review Helped SLPS Win Provisional Accreditation - October 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: St. Louis Schools Win Provisional Accreditation - October 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: SLPS Faces Vote On Provisional Accreditation - October 15, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: Union Cooperation Helped St. Louis Schools Progress - September 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: Charters And Public Schools Coexist - September 15, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: SLPS and Charters can Co-exist - September 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: Roosevelt High Opens Health Clinic - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: School Board To Make Case For Accreditation - August 23, 2012
- ST. LOUIS BEACON: SLPS Shows Improvements - August 14, 2012
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ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE
- ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE: The Agony of Victory: St. Louis schools’ progress ... Jan. 6, 2017
- ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE: St. Louis Schools Guide 2015: Time for a Real Change - Feb. 20, 2015
- ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE: Should They Stay or Should They Go? - March 2014
- STLMAG.COM: New Soccer Program For St. Louis City's Public Middle Schools ... - Sept. 16, 2013
- ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE: Toeing the Line - August 2013
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KMOV-TV
- KMOV-TV: Immigrant & Refugee Children Unite Through New South City Soccer Field Sept. 15, 2016
- KMOV-TV: Students from St. Louis Public Schools earn associates degree early Sept. 13, 2016
- KMOV-TV: Imagine a Better St. Louis: Hip hop program educating about childhood obesity
- KMOV-TV: St. Louis Public School District, NAACP claim state withholding ... June 15, 2016
- KMOV-TV: Teachers who missed the St. Louis Public Schools job fair can apply online - Jan. 24, 2015
- KMOV-TV: St. Louis Public School District hosts job fair to hire new teachers - April 5, 2014
- KMOV-TV: 2 St. Louis schools to remain open despite recommendations - Dec. 20, 2013
- KMOV-TV: Future of 2 St. Louis Public Schools up in the air, parents concerned - Nov. 10, 2013
- KMOV-TV: St. Louis Public Schools opens magnet school with plans for expansion - October 1, 2013
- KMOV-TV: News 4 Schools: Local district creates team to keep quality teachers - September 12, 2013
- KMOV-TV: News 4 Schools: Meals for thousands of St. Louis Public School students - August 21, 2013
- KMOV-TV: Districts hold police-led security meeting prior to return of students - July 22, 2013
- KMOV-TV: School board removes Cleveland NJ ROTC from schools slated to close - March 20, 2013
- KMOV-TV: Dozens of schools remain vacant in St. Louis - February 28, 2013
- KMOV-TV: Several St. Louis schools could be closing next year - February 27, 2013
- KMOV-TV: Parents, administrators hold meeting to discuss security ... - February 13, 2013
- KMOV-TV: State To Review SLPS Accreditation - October 15, 2012
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KSDK-TV
- KSDK-TV: St. Louis Public Schools students head back ... Aug. 17, 2016
- KSDK-TV: St. Louis Public Schools qualifies for full accreditation Oct. 23, 2015
- KSDK-TV: SLPS launches campaign to bring kids back - Jan. 6, 2015
- KSDK-TV: Education Secretary visits Ferguson - Dec. 16, 2014
- KSDK-TV: President to expand student access to college - Dec. 4, 2014
- KSDK-TV: School nurse receives Lifesaver Award - Oct. 18, 2014
- KSDK-TV: Mr. Triplett teaches integrity one tie at a time - Aug. 29, 2014
- KSDK-TV: Public input wanted for SLPS plan - March 19, 2014
- KSDK-TV: SLPS names math teacher of the year - February 14, 2014
- KSDK-TV: SLPS names kindergarten teacher of the year - December 12, 2013
- KSDK-TV: SLPS Superintendent Adams agrees to 2-year contract - February 6, 2014
- KSDK-TV: SLPS names STEM teacher of the year - December 2, 2013
- KSDK-TV: SLPS students witness naturalization ceremony - November 15, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Jane Donahue named new president of the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation - Oct. 14, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Shenandoah Elementary School may be renovated - October 2, 2013
- KSDK-TV: President Rick Sullivan of the St. Louis School Board hints at big changes - Sept. 26, 2013
- KSDK-TV: SLPS teachers Juliana and Terri Zimmerman help with Moore tornado relief- September 6, 2013
- KSDK-TV: More than 20,000 students attend first day of school ... - August 12, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Pilot program helps north St. Louis students learn during summer - July 25, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Clyde C. Miller Academy graduate Destiny Crockett to attend Princeton - June 6, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Metro Academic and Classical named 'Best High School' in Missouri - April 23, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Cleveland NJROTC will remain open - March 20, 2013
- KSDK-TV: SLPS Students Attend Spring Break Academic Academy - March 19, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Students and alumni trying to help keep Cleveland NJROTC open - March 9, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Proposal to slash millions from SLPS budget - February 28, 2013
- KSDK-TV: SLPS chief could recommend more school closings - February 22, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Second annual Go! St. Louis Dr. Seuss Day next Friday- Feb. 21, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Innovation High School grants given to St. Louis area schools- Feb. 7, 2013
- KSDK-TV: St. Louis Public School students sign letters of intent- February 6, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Vashon High Gets Health Center Inside School - January 30, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Gov. Jay Nixon on early childhood education - January 14, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Linda Smith Named Preschool Teacher of the Year - January 14, 2013
- KSDK-TV: Jeremy Resmann Wins Science Teacher Award - January 2, 2013
- KSDK-TV: SLPS NAMES RHEA WILLIS SPED TEACHER OF THE YEAR - November 29, 2012
- KSDK-TV: CENTRAL VPA UNVEILS NEW THEATRE - November 29, 2012
- KSDK-TV: Education Ambassadors Announced At Soldan Pep Rally - November 13, 2012
- KSDK-TV: Make A Difference Day At Northwest Law Academy - October 27, 2012
- KSDK-TV: Help Make A Difference Day At Northwest Law Academy - October 26, 2012
- KSDK-TV: Missouri To Review St. Louis' Accreditation - October 15, 2012
- KSDK-TV: SLPS Receives Provisional Accreditation - October 16, 2012
- KSDK-TV: State To Review SLPS Accreditation - September 15, 2012
- KSDK-TV: Reading is Fundamental Interview - August 20, 2012
- KSDK-TV: SLPS Moves Closer To Partial Accreditation - August 14, 2012
- KSDK-TV: SLPS Officials Rally Students For First Day Of School - August 12, 2012
- KSDK-TV: SLPS Air Conditions Schools - July 31, 2012
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KWMU RADIO
- KWMU: Slow start for effort to increase diversity in St. Louis gifted schools Apr. 15, 2017
- KWMU: Missouri board of education critical of St. Louis’ largest charter network, ... Feb. 21, 2017
- KWMU: Moving on up: St. Louis Public Schools wins full accreditation Jan. 10, 2017
- KWMU: Fate of at least two north St. Louis schools top SAB Dec. 18, 2016
- KWMU: City sides with charters in lawsuit filed by Dec. 13, 2016
- KWMU: College advice from a first generation Wash U student Dec. 9, 2016
- KWMU: Progress Report: No Missouri school district scored in unaccredited ... Nov. 7, 2016
- KWMU: City school transition talks won’t resume before January Nov. 1, 2016
- KWMU: We Live Here: What's going on with the suspension ban in St. Louis Public ... Oct. 1, 2016
- KWMU: Former elected board member Clinkscale joins St. Louis Public Schools’ ... Sept. 26, 2016
- KWMU: Dissension on elected school board cuts SLPS transition talks short Aug. 17, 2016
- KWMU: Charter school parents appeal judge's ruling in education funding suit Aug. 10, 2016
- KWMU: So long, SAB? Talks to move SLPS back to elected board called positive ... July 5, 2016
- KWMU: Adams signs new 3-year contract as city schools superintendent July 5, 2016
- KWMU: St. Louis Public Schools gets reprieve from Education Dept. for missed deadline June 16, 2016
- KWMU: What to do with St. Louis’ empty schools?- July 8, 2015
- KWMU: St. Louis Public Schools reconsider discipline policy, move forward with ... - March 10, 2015
- KWMU: St. Louis schools honored for putting character first - Feb. 17, 2015
- KWMU: U.S. Secretary of Education In St. Louis: ‘The inequities are huge’ - Dec. 16, 2014
- KWMU: St. Louis Public Schools Foundation Looks To Bolster College Readiness - Dec. 4, 2014
- KWMU: College Prep Program Expands in St. Louis Schools - Oct. 15, 2014
- KWMU: In St. Louis, Parents Go Digital To Make Sense Of School Choice - Sept. 10, 2014
- KWMU: Roosevelt High Students Aim To Turn Donated Pews Into Learning Opportunities - May 2, 2014
- KWMU: Students Rally For Peace In St. Louis - May 8, 2014
- KWMU: Clergy Coalition Voices Support For St. Louis School Improvement Plan - April 28, 2014
- KWMU: What Would St. Louis Look Like With A Population Of 500,000? - April 17, 2014
- KWMU: Recommendation: Appointed Board Should Keep Running St. Louis Schools - April 14, 2014
- KWMU: State Board Of Education Extends SAB Control Of St. Louis Public Schools ... April 15, 2014
- KWMU: Accounted For: Can School Clinics Improve Attendance? - April 9, 2014
- KWMU: Jackie Joyner-Kersee On Her Work To Improve The Fitness Of Young People - April 3, 2014
- KWMU: Commentary: Missouri Lags Behind On Pre-School Education - March 9, 2014
- KWMU: Schweich Issues SLPS Audit Follow Up, Encouraged By Progress - Feb. 20, 2014
- KWMU: St. Louis Plans Coordinated Approach To Fighting Obesity - February 2, 2014
- KWMU: Hickey Students AIM For Fitness - December 30, 2013
- KWMU: Mann And Shenandoah Elementary Schools Will Remain Open - December 19, 2013
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- KWMU: Missouri Announces More Grants To Child Care Centers - Oct. 30, 2013
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St. Louis schools win provisional accreditation from the state
In Education
St. Louis Beacon
Members of the Missouri state board of education voted unanimously Tuesday to grant provisional accreditation to the St. Louis Public Schools, accepting a recommendation from Commissioner Chris Nicastro.
Reversing her earlier opinion that the city schools needed more years of progress before moving up from their unaccredited status, Nicastro and members of her staff told the board meeting in Jefferson City that since losing accreditation five years ago, the district has made solid gains in academic performance and fiscal responsibility, primarily because of strong leadership.
Though it had not arrived at the place where she hoped it would eventually reach, Nicastro said, the district has started on its way and deserves to be provisionally accredited.
In its latest report card from the state, the city schools scored seven points out of a possible 14 – one more than last year and one more than needed to be classified as provisionally accredited.
The report prompted Kelvin Adams, superintendent of the district, to call repeatedly for the state to reclassify the city schools. Members of the special administrative board that has governed the district since 2007 also pushed for the state board to put the issue on its agenda.
But when the state figures were announced, Nicastro said that the progress in the city schools was admirable but she would like to see three years of data before the district received provisional accreditation.
“St. Louis, at least at this point, appears to be a success story,” she said in August. “But I think they still have a way to go."
Figures presented Tuesday showed that the district ranks toward the bottom of those in the state.
Since 2009, the district has steadily improved in its annual report card, from three points to five to six to seven. This year is the last year that the state will be using the fourth version of the Missouri School Improvement Plan to rate schools; next year, the fifth version, or MSIP5, will take effect.
The SAB took over the city schools from the elected board when the district lost accreditation. But the change to provisional accreditation does not carry with it an automatic end to the schools’ status as a transitional district or the authority of the SAB, which will remain.
With the move of St. Louis to provisional accreditation status, the only districts in the state that are unaccredited are Riverview Gardens and Kansas City. Normandy schools are scheduled to lose accreditation as of Jan. 1.
In a statement issued by his office, Gov. Jay Nixon said:
“The decision today by the State Board of Education to reclassify the St. Louis Public School District as provisionally accredited recognizes the real progress the district has made over the past five years. I applaud this commitment to improvement and the strong support shown by St. Louis business leaders and the entire community, and I urge the district’s leadership, teachers, students and families to keep up their hard work. It is vital that this progress continues because the children of St. Louis need and deserve an outstanding education and a district that has earned full accreditation.”
Our earlier story:
Ever since the latest report card for the St. Louis Public Schools showed they have enough points to earn provisional accreditation, Superintendent Kelvin Adams has rarely passed up an opportunity to push for the upgrade.“Seven points equals accreditation,” Adams said in August after the district’s annual progress report under the Missouri School Improvement Plan was released. “My understanding from reading the policy and the APR guidelines was that seven points equal provisional accreditation — period.”
Chris Nicastro, Missouri’s commissioner of elementary and secondary education, countered that what the state is looking for is not a particular number but evidence that any growth in student achievement can be sustained over a period of time, at least three years.
In response to a letter sent by the special administrative board that has been running the district since 2007, its accreditation status will be reviewed by the state school board on Tuesday in Jefferson City. But even if the board votes to go along with Adams’ wishes – and that is a significant if – don’t look for any change in how the district is governed.
Those who have analyzed the law that put the SAB into place say that it allows the appointed board to remain in control of the city schools if and when they no longer are unaccredited. The circumstances under which the elected school board could once again run the system are unclear, and judging by the opinion of Peter Herschend, head of the state board, that day isn’t likely to be coming any time soon.
“For the elected board to take over would in my judgment lose all the progress that St. Louis has made to date,” Herschend told the Beacon. “That’s not a board position. That is my position.“I think (SAB President) Rick Sullivan and his leadership is what brought Dr. Adams and his leadership to the table. St. Louis didn’t just progress all by itself because it wanted to. It takes absolute dedicated leadership, and you have that in Kelvin Adams and you have that in Rick Sullivan.”
Not surprisingly, that viewpoint doesn’t sit well with Katie Wessling, the president of the elected board.
“While the law does not require them at any point to return to local governance,” she said in an email, “it is the right thing to do and should be done as soon as possible in a rational, planned way – not just a ‘flip of the switch’ as we experienced when the SAB was created in 2007. It was irresponsible to do it that way then and it would be no less irresponsible to do it that way now.”
Points and progress
The state’s system of evaluating school districts awards up to 14 points on a variety of measures, some strictly academic and others not. For full accreditation, districts need nine points; for provisional accreditation, they need six. Anything less than that rates them as unaccredited, a status that now includes St. Louis, Kansas City and Riverview Gardens.
As of Jan. 1, Normandy is scheduled to join that list, though it is contesting whether it should receive an extra point for its graduation rate. That dispute remains unsettled.
Under state law, the state can appoint special administrative boards to run unaccredited districts, though there is currently a two-year waiting period for that to happen. Lawmakers who wanted the state to be able to act more quickly for Kansas City tried to shorten or eliminate that time, but their efforts fell short in Jefferson City this year.
After their schools added a point to their previous total, reaching seven -- up one from the year before and two from the year before that -- St. Louis officials tried to get onto the state board’s agenda last month, when the accreditation decisions were made for Normandy and other districts, but it didn’t make the cut.
A letter from Sullivan and other members of the SAB to Nicastro and members of the state board noted that St. Louis students “students continue to make significant gains in their academic performance at a rate above the state average” and that other problems that resulted in the SAB takeover, including financial and governance, have also made significant progress.
The letter concluded that provisional accreditation would more accurately reflect the current state of the district and would give a boost to the city schools’ public image.“Although there is still a great deal of work to do in order to restore the district to fully accredited status,” the SAB members said, “it is clear that the processes and plans implemented over the last four years have put the district on the right trajectory. Because of the concerted efforts of our students, teachers, principals, and the leadership team put in place by Dr. Adams; our kids have earned the right to say they attend a provisionally accredited school district for the first time since 2007. The students and their families deserve to know that their hard work is producing positive results.”
In response, DESE put the question of the St. Louis schools on this month’s agenda, though Nicastro has given no sense of what her recommendation will be – a recommendation that the board accepts in the vast majority of cases.
St. Louis Public Schools say they do not expect to have anyone at Tuesday’s meeting to make a presentation on behalf of the district.
Changing the grading system
Weighing both sides – the district’s point of view and the commissioner’s – is key to how state board member Mike Jones plans to vote. Jones, who represents the St. Louis area on the board, told the Beacon that the data will be the same as the board has had since report cards came out in August.
But, he added, he doesn’t necessarily think the decision will be as clear-cut as what Adams has said, that seven points should automatically mean provisional accreditation.“I think everything is more complicated, particularly in St. Louis,” Jones said. “But that is one point of view.”
Noting that the decision will be made far from the city, in the middle of a weekday, Jones said he wants to make sure that all points of view are heard in an open forum.
“I think everybody would be served, but mostly the public, by a thorough airing of whatever the arguments are, in as transparent a way as possible,” he said.
Herschend, the long-serving board president from Branson, acknowledged that under Adams and the SAB, the city schools have made gains. But he added:
“If I said that St. Louis is making wonderful progress and everything is just swell, I would not be truthful. I know that, you know that, Dr. Adams knows that and Rick Sullivan knows that. St. Louis has miles to go.
“Here are the criteria: How is school working for the kids involved. We have to step back and look at the entire spectrum of how the district is doing.”
Herschend noted that after this year, districts will be judged based on a new version of the Missouri School Improvement Plan, known as MSIP5, which he said is more stringent than the version that St. Louis will be judged on at the October meeting.
“MSIP5 is intended to raise the bar,” Herschend said.
Whatever happens on Tuesday, Wessling, president of the elected board – which continues to meet, even though it has no direct authority over how the city schools are run – would like to see a more concrete set of goals that have to be met for the SAB to be dissolved and the elected board members to regain their power. No such guidelines have ever been established, she said.
She noted that the elected board “has a transition plan, to my knowledge the only one created by any of the involved stakeholders, for the return to local governance. We are looking forward to starting the process.”
In a letter to Nicastro, Wessling wrote on behalf of the elected board, "the voice of the citizens of the City of St. Louis," urging her to support provisional accreditation, saying "the data supports such a decision, and the district should be given the status it has earned."
Other views
Members of the state board will have more than just the data from the St. Louis schools trying to sway their opinion on accreditation.
Respondents to a query by the Public Insight Network for the Beacon also weighed in, on both sides of the issue.
Renee Racette, who identified herself as an assistant principal at Gateway STEM High School in the city school system, said the district’s progress "absolutely" qualifies it as provisionally accredited.
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"The district has worked extremely hard under the leadership of Dr. Adams and has proven to be on the right track with regards to ALL of the metrics the state has outlined," she wrote.
"The change in accreditation status will help restore the public image of SLPS and will demonstrate that the state does recognize all of the positive growth the district has made which in turn will help parents trust that indeed their children can receive a quality education."
Asked about changes made since the SAB took over, Racette said:
"There is an increased focus on knowing where students are both physically and academically. If they are not in school, why is that? Where are they? How can the school staff support the child and get them to school? Academically, if they are not performing, what can we do to address that? How can the school better intervene and make curricular decisions to support the child's growth?"
Katy Mike Smaistrla, who identified herself as a non-formal educator who has worked in St. Louis Public Schools in the past, added that "there are a number of individual champions at each school that really care about seeing each student succeed, and that hasn't changed. The successes in SLPS are based on the hardwork of individuals working together for their community."
But their views aren’t shared by all those who responded to the PIN query.
Susan Turk, who has been actively involved with the schools for many years, said that based on MAP scores this year, she believes s provisional accreditation is not a good idea at this time. Still, she suspects that the fact that the school system was given a spot on the board's agenda wasn't based solely on statistics.
"Earlier this year, Commissioner Nicastro said DESE wanted to see three more years of progress before granting an accreditation review," Turk wrote. "I suspect the reason she has changed her mind is political pressure from the business and political leaders in the city. The wishes of the city leaders always seem to prevail rather than data about district achievement."
And Lynn Nelson, a former teacher at the Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Academy, a charter school in St. Louis that closed abruptly in 2010, believess the city schools need to be stricter about who is allowed to get a diploma.
Noting that many of the students she taught came from St. Louis Public Schools — and basing her opinion on information from colleagues who have taught in the city district — she said too often, students who haven’t mastered basic skills are allowed to move through the system anyway.
"One of my students called me in a panic," Nelson said, "because she was going to work at Rally’s and didn’t know how to make change. This is someone we gave a high school diploma to."
Part of the problem, she said, is the kind of scorecard that at least in part is how school districts are judged.
“Principals do not want their kids to fail,” she said. “That makes their numbers look bad. If the failure rate is too high in your classroom, you get called in by the principal and it’s the same old routine: Why are your numbers so bad? It’s super frustrating for teachers.”
City firefighter Andrew Hesse, who is part of a lawsuit seeking to allow his children attend class in a neighboring accredited district, wrote an open letter to the state board urging it to stand firm in its previous decision against provisional accreditation.
“As a parent with three children living in St. Louis, I am urging that you shouldn’t buckle to pressure, and I feel you are wise to continue to exercise caution and stand firm by demanding significant, sustained improvement before any such moves are made,” he wrote in the letter posted last month on the website of the Children’s Education Alliance of Missouri.
The letter concluded:
“Because Missouri doesn’t rate individual schools, parents must rely on the district’s accreditation status to make a determination about the quality of an individual school. If the state board were to give SLPS its accreditation back, parents and the public will be misled about the quality of the district, thereby making the complicated process of identifying the educational option for their child even more difficult.