Youth In Need, which has its headquarters in St. Charles, recently announced that $2.4 million in federal stimulus dollars will expand child development and family support services in the St. Louis area.

The agency plans to add 46 head start slots…

Laura Bates

District officials recently named two principals for the new elementary schools opening next fall.

Laura Bates, who is the assistant principal at Prairie View Elementary, has been selected to lead the new school under construction on Sommers Road. Bates has…

Former Francis Howell School Board president Mark Lafata wants the board to reorganize, citing a lack of leadership by current President Mike Sommer.

Last night at the regular board meeting, Lafata attempted to add the reorganization to the agenda.

“Your lack of leadership…

At last night’s board meeting, Superintendent Terry Adams asked the School Board for a community meeting to present information to parents about the need for a third high school and the possibility of a tax rate increase.

Adams estimates that in…

The Wentzville School Board will discuss the possibility of building a third high school tonight to make room for the younger students in the district who were part of the population boom of the last several years when they get to…

In anticipation of a story on KTVI (Channel 2) last night, Francis Howell administrators sent out this note about the decision to install artificial turf at the field at Francis Howell High School.

The Francis Howell School Board had a close vote…

Longtime Francis Howell educator Tracie Lee Beckerman died on Sunday after a battle with cancer. She was 47.

Those she is survived by include her husband Steven H. Beckerman and three children, Joseph Beckerman, Justin Beckerman and Jamilee Beckerman.

Beckerman was Special…

Parent committees raising money for graduation celebrations have had to come up with new ideas after wellness guidelines led to a drop in sales at their lunchtime snack tables.

To make up for a 50 percent drop in revenue after substituting…

The Francis Howell School District will host its second H1N1 vaccination clinic on Tuesday at Hollenbeck Middle School.

The district gave out 545 doses of the nasal mist at a clinic last Saturday. Francis Howell students, staff and community members will be…

And news about swine flu vaccine issues keeps on coming.

The Fort Zumwalt School District has announced that it will need to cancel its H1N1 vaccination clinic on Saturday due to continued issues with supply. The district has not set a tentative date…