More, again, on what $28 million means to a St. Louis institution like Chaminade.

But, this time, let’s look through the lens of the world’s largest searchable database of charitable donations.

The database, compiled by the Canadian company Prospect Research Online, lists…

It appears that the Viragh family’s $28 million gift to Chaminade College Prep stacks up as the third largest gift to a St. Louis educational institution in the last 15 years.

The family of Nobel Prize winner Edward A. Doisy gave $30…

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…

St. John

The principal at St. John Lutheran School in Ellisville worked from the school’s roof all day today, protected by a sun umbrella.

Spencer Peregoy’s student had raised $20,000 for laptops, SmartBoards and library books, the school said.

Here, Peregoy preps a bucket to…

A police manhunt has led officials to lock down St. Philippine Duchesne Catholic School in Florissant, according to a statement just released by the archdiocese.

School officials said they normally keep outside doors locked during the day, but took the extra…

Every school in Missouri will soon be able to send parents instant updates about the H1N1 flu through an alert notification system, according to the Missouri School Boards’ Association.

MSBA Executive Director Carter Ward said he knows of no other similar…

One example: This letter from Catholic school parent Lawrence Barker, after he read about city students’ very poor rate of access to good public schools.

I’ve edited it for brevity.

Several weeks ago I met Kelvin Adams, the new St. Louis Public…

City Academy, a private elementary school in North St. Louis on Kingshighway Boulevard, has been given an Artist in Residence grant from the Missouri Arts Council. The Council announced today that the school will receive $7,373, which will help pay…

Crossroads College Preparatory School, in the Central West End, just finished renovating its campus, including a new science and library building. The school now boasts of motion-sensor lights, low-energy appliances, and automated window shades.

Crossroads says its campus is the first…

Marian Middle School, a private Catholic school for girls from low-income families, has added a fifth grade.

The school’s first class of 15 fifth graders will start tomorrow.

Marian, at 4130 Wyoming Street in St. Louis City, is now full, with 20…