09.01.2009 6:52 pm

Strong opinions on Missouri Supreme Court ruling on school funding

After five years and $6 million in legal fees, the Missouri State Supreme Court decided on Tuesday the current state distribution system of taxpayer-funded education budgets is constitutional. And strong opinions are forming. Read the P-D story here.

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Tags: Cole County Court, education, education disparity, education funding, Missouri Supreme Court decision on school funding, Public Schools in St. Louis: Place Performance and Promise, race, school districts, St. Louis Public Schools, tax base

02.01.2009 5:26 am

Black America: State of the race

By Darryl Swint

By Kurt Greenbaum and Darryl Swint

Barack Obama’s election brought a question to the minds of some Americans: Is the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream fulfilled? Are we now blind to race? Some say yes, some say not yet.…

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Tags: African Americans, black, Black America, Black-owned businesses, Darryl Swint, education, health, health insurance, home ownership, income, jobs, marital status, marriage, population, post-racial society, poverty, racism, State of the Race

Strong opinions on Missouri Supreme Court ruling on school funding

Black America: State of the race

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