PENROSE – Shonta Smith eats, sleeps, breathes and lives education. As an educator for almost 30 years, she’s seen students from elementary through the collegiate level. And she has seen…
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Comics University helps artists, fans 'see from someone else’s point of view'
DOWNTOWN – On a Wednesday night, a group of comic artists and enthusiasts hoping to learn more attended the first class of 2019’s Comics University through the St. Louis Public…
Superintendent 'hopeful' as elected board poised to regain control
After almost a dozen years of state control that have seen increased stability, rising attendance rates, climbing test scores, and a budget deficit turned into a surplus in the St.…
Election Results: Reed wins, 2 new school board members elected
The results are in. As expected, President of the Board of Aldermen Lewis Reed has now officially won a fourth term after defeating Green Party candidate Jerome Bauer. And the…
Two vie for one open seat on St. Louis Community College board
Two people with a close connection to St. Louis Community College are running for the Subdistrict 3 seat on the St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees in the April…
SLPS fully accredited for 4th year in a row
At a time when St. Louis Public School district faces a myriad of challenges, including child hunger, academic failure, lack of school supplies, high teacher turnover and student dropouts, a…
St. James Catholic School to Close
DOGTOWN — A normally joyous event for Fox 2 anchor and consumer reporter Mike Colombo had a sad side Saturday night. Colombo, a 2000 graduate of Dogtown’s St. James the…
Educator to open new learning center in Bevo Mill
BEVO MILL – When educator and writer Andrea Scott was growing up in north St. Louis, the school of thought, she said, was that dreamers wouldn’t amount to much. No…
MLK III joins SLU celebration of MLK
MIDTOWN – For the citizens, civic leaders and activists in attendance, the 2019 MLK Memorial Tribute was more than an observance of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,…
Yeyo Arts Collective Coming North
GREATER VILLE — Yeyo Arts Collective has been empowering women and families through the arts across the St. Louis region for nine years. Now founder and coordinator Dail Chambers says…
SLPS cutting Sumner Football?
Here’s the play that has allegedly been tossed from “downtown”: the Sumner Bulldog’s football program may be cut after this season. St. Louis Public Schools did not reply to request…
Appreciating What We Have This Holiday
Jariah Mosley, a 7th-grade student at Lyon Academy at Blow, says her favorite time of year is during the holidays in winter. While she loves her math and science classes,…