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…

One true measure of the struggling economy is seeing how many students can’t afford to buy school lunches.  The federal government offers a free and reduced lunch program to qualifying students, and more and more of them are signing up.

But…

The Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club, which has served the community for more than 40 years, will administer the in-school mentoring program Mentor St. Louis has offered in some city schools for nearly 15 years, the groups announced today.

Mentor…

Security guards appear to have used mace appropriately to stop a noon-time fight at Sumner High School, St. Louis Public School officials said this afternoon.

The fight involved eight to 12 students, not the three to four reported earlier, said district…

Michael Nietzel, the president of Missouri State University, has announced that he will step down from his post by December 2010 - or earlier if his replacement is ready to start before then - for various personal and professional reasons.

Nietzel,…

A regional building trade association is alleging that a local school district and a local ambulance district broke state law by requiring unionized laborers on recent building projects.

The Kansas and Missouri chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors sued the…

I just got this from Lindbergh schools:

Lindbergh teachers voted Thursday night to endorse a new three-year agreement with the Lindbergh Schools administration and board that will pave the way for future decision-making by opening up discussions between teachers and administrators.

The…

Citizens for Missouri’s Children held its 25th anniversary luncheon at the Chase Park Plaza today, and its keynote speaker was not a child advocate, but an economist with the Minnesota Federal Reserve.

Rob Grunewald and his upper Midwest colleagues have been…

Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year, and one of the things they’ve done to celebrate is release a very nice book about the school, called “CID: A Journey.” The book is…