Dale Singer
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Longtime civil rights stalwart Frankie Freeman dies at age 101
Frankie Freeman’s career as a criminal defense lawyer didn’t last long. Freeman, who died Friday at age 101, was best known for her work on civil rights, → Read More
Appeals court denies ACLU's request in Ferguson-Florissant voting rights appeal
Updated 7:01 p.m. Jan. 05 with response from the court — Ferguson-Florissant's April school board elections will operate under it's old at-large system. → Read More
UMSL names Wright State dean as new provost
Kristin Sobolik, currently the dean of the college of liberal arts at Wright State University, will become provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs → Read More
Skinned knees and the Constitution: Playground safety in mid-Missouri becomes a federal case
When Annette Kiehne looked for ways to make the playground safer at Trinity Lutheran Church preschool in Columbia, Missouri, she had no idea the plan would → Read More
New year, old issue: Lawmakers will try again to change student transfer rules
With a new Missouri governor ready to take over, lawmakers are trying once again to solve an old problem: how students in unaccredited school districts can → Read More
Cumulative voting for Ferguson-Florissant school board on hold
Cumulative voting for members of the Ferguson-Florissant school board this spring is on hold following an order Wednesday by a federal judge. U.S. District → Read More
More older Americans caught in student debt crisis
An increasing number of older Americans are having problems with student loan debt — so much so that their Social Security checks are being reduced because → Read More
City sides with charters in lawsuit filed by St. Louis Public Schools
St. Louis is backing charter school parents in a legal dispute over how money from a 1999 city sales tax is distributed. The city argues that the money → Read More
Ferguson-Florissant school board appealing changes in election process
One day before filing for the spring election begins, the Ferguson-Florissant school board announced Monday that it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling → Read More
Student barred from city magnet school presses bias lawsuit
The African-American student who was barred from attending a St. Louis charter school after his family moved to the county is pressing his case in federal → Read More
Diversity, equity, inclusion: UM task force issues recommendations for improvement
The University of Missouri should emphasize diversity in its recruitment, train professors in the importance of diversity in their courses and increase → Read More
Parents file appeal in charter school funding case
Two parents of children in charter schools in St. Louis are taking their fight to be involved in a school-funding lawsuit to a federal appeals court. → Read More
EducationPlus names Paul Ziegler new executive director
Paul Ziegler, the superintendent of the Northwest R-1 school district in Jefferson County, will become executive director of EducationPlus on July 1, 2017. → Read More
Catching up with the Charter School Commission. Rigorous approval process snags plan in Normandy
The Missouri Charter Public School Commission had a good reason to locate its office in the heart of the Cortex entrepreneur mecca in St. Louis. Robbyn → Read More
Incoming UM president shares vision for world-class system
As he begins visiting all four campuses in the University of Missouri system, incoming president Mun Choi is taking time to listen and learn about many of → Read More
SLU names new law school dean: William P. Johnson
Saint Louis University has named William P. Johnson, a member of its faculty since 2012, as the new dean of its law school. Johnson, who has been director → Read More
As student transfer program wins last extension, supporters continue working for opportunity for all
After area school superintendents voted Friday to phase out the current race-based student transfer program – and possibly replace it with a new one down → Read More
Race-based student transfer program could evolve with new criteria
If the voluntary student transfer program that has served more than 70,000 St. Louis area students over more than 30 years is going to continue beyond 2036 → Read More
Unaccredited Normandy, Riverview Gardens get praise from state, parents, staff
If the parents and staff of Riverview Gardens were making the decision, the school district would soon no longer be unaccredited. Parents, students, → Read More
Election is teachable moment for Washington U. freshmen
On Election Day, as he does every day, Washington University freshman Jordan Phillips called his grandma in Florida. His message was a definite one. “I → Read More