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11.24.2009 4:40 pm

Missouri Children’s Division closes in on national accreditation

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri’s Children’s Division is a step closer in its quest to meet national accreditation standards.

Officials with the Division of Social Services announced today the Council on Accreditation has given its seal of approval to division’s City of St. Louis operations.

The…

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08.28.2009 3:49 pm

Children’s agencies complete merger

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The boards of Boys & Girls Town of Missouri and Edgewood Children’s Center of Webster Groves gave joint approval this week to merge the two longstanding children’s agencies.
With a projected budget of $31.8 million, the agency will provide foster care…

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04.23.2009 2:51 pm

State use of stimulus money still up in the air, state boards learn

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — Two state education boards heard today about American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, and the take-home message was that the final decision is still up in the air.

As of yesterday, the Legislature and Gov. Jay Nixon looked ready…

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03.24.2009 4:21 pm

Missouri Senate takes on education

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — The Senate spent all morning talking education, and it still hasn’t gotten through the whole discussion.

It was debating a bill, sponsored by President Pro Tem Charlie Shields, that would allow virtual classes and change how the school…

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10.16.2008 4:00 am

Missouri legislators shoot for mediocrity

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pssst. Want to hear a secret on how to get a Missouri legislator’s attention when it comes to better subsidizing the efforts of foster parents, child care centers catering to lower income families and poor parents struggling to afford child care? 

Don’t shoot for the top,…

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