The board of trustees of St. Louis Community College voted 4-2 Thursday to close two of its campus-based child care centers despite assurances by its administration that a decision would not happen this month.

The surprise vote means the end of…

Missouri community college students will pay the same tuition next year that they did this year, according to a plan again brokered by Gov. Jay Nixon.

Presidents of the state’s public two-year schools have agreed for the second year in a…

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $2 million in Charter Schools Program grants to four new Missouri charter schools.

In St. Louis, Shearwater High School, St. Louis Collegiate and Jamaa Learning Center — all slated to open this fall —…

Unedited give-away of the day:

The Calling All Communities campaign will award $100,000 to 10 schools across the nation.

Public and private schools, kindergarten through high school, big or small, all are eligible to win. From now through Jan. 15, 2010, individuals 18…

Missouri’s public university students will pay the same tuition and academic fees next year that they did this year, according to a plan again brokered by Gov. Jay Nixon.

The state’s public, four-year schools have agreed for the second year in…

Stay tuned for a big announcement this morning by Gov. Jay Nixon regarding the future of higher education funding for Missouri’s four-year, public colleges and universities. Nixon is scheduled to appear at the University of Missouri-St. Louis at 10:30 a.m.

The…

I was just on Hancock Place School District’s website and saw their most recent issue of The Communicator, the district’s newsletter.  There I found an interesting article written by student Angela Armstrong for The Growler, the high school’s student newspaper. 

Apparently there…

St. Louis Public School administrators have removed the principal of Sumner High School following a rough week in the hallways.

Sherman Curtis, in his third year as chief, was transferred out of the school after incidents on and off campus in the…

If you notice a plethora of smart kids downtown this weekend, don’t be alarmed. The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and the Gifted Association of Missouri (GAM) is hosting ‘Gateway to Gifted”, the 56th annual convention and exhibit for…

We just got this from Mizzou — a notice about area teachers honored there by MU Honors College students who nominated them.  Cool idea!  Congratulations to these teachers.

The University of Missouri recognized the outstanding teaching abilities of 32 Missouri high…