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10.07.2009 12:32 pm

Feeling negative? Visit the Positive Patio.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Press release of the day. Unedited.

Lunch on the Positive Patio

Students at Collinsville Middle School (CMS) were recently treated to lunch on our Positive Patio. This feature is a new project that was added to the Character Education programs offered at…

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09.15.2009 5:40 pm

Student loan default rates rise in down economy

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s probably not surprising to learn in this economy that student loan default rates are on the rise. That is the case at least judging by a snapshot of one cohort group in the last year.

In Missouri, the default rate…

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07.28.2009 4:46 pm

Kids Count ranks Missouri 33rd, Illinois 24th on child well-being

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kids Count, the annual assessment of child well-being in the United States, released its findings today, and Missouri, again, barely clings to the middle of the pack.

The report, issued by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, said Missouri ranked 33rd in…

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07.20.2009 3:17 pm

SIUE gets $78.9 million from state for a new science building

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville officials rejoiced last week when Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law $78.9 million for the school to build a new science building and to renovate the old one. The university has been waiting for many…

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04.15.2009 4:43 pm

Lindenwood’s Belleville campus open for daytime

In a short 20-minute ceremony last week, about two dozen people were admitted as full-time students at Lindenwood University in Belleville, Ill. This is the first of Lindenwood’s 11 campuses that has implemented a daytime program. The Belleville campus still has…

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02.03.2009 11:44 am

Mizzou’s 2009 freshman class could be the biggest yet

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Last fall’s freshman class at Mizzou with 5,800 students — up 785 from the previous year — was one for the record books. But next fall’s class could be even bigger.

According to a monthly enrollment report, the school has already…

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