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New job postings for St. Louis job seekers
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (211+ words) Browse through the latest St. Louis employment postings and find your next career. (18) updates to this series since 2 hrs ago COMPUTER/IT: Anheuser-Busch Commercial Strategy, LLC seeks a FT Global Manager-Threat Intel Engineering in St. Louis, MO. Resp. for leading…...
Opinion: Letter grades for Missouri schools will help track progress
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (194+ words) In January, Gov. Mike Kehoe issued an executive order requiring the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to assign A-F letter grades to schools and districts statewide. Legislation is currently working through both the House and Senate to…...
Tax freeze wins support in Jefferson, Franklin counties, but fails in St. Charles
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (149+ words) A question of whether to cap property tax bills across 97 counties in Missouri saw mixed results among voters in the St. Louis area on Tuesday. The settlement, announced Monday by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, brings an end to a more…...
Conservatives fall behind early in Francis Howell school board races
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (135+ words) A trio of conservative candidates for the Francis Howell school board, including incumbent Jane Puszkar, fell short in Tuesday's election, marking the third straight year district voters have rejected overt partisanship at the ballot box. The move dramatically decreases cash…...
Lawmakers should torpedo new college funding plan, Missouri higher education officials say
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (123+ words) JEFFERSON CITY" The board overseeing higher education in Missouri is calling on lawmakers to scrap a controversial change in how the state funds public colleges and universities. A lawsuit says a senior leader at Enterprise spearheaded Kralemann's termination. The city…...
Mizzou ends funding for minority student groups. 'We are not done,' groups vow
2+ day, 16+ min ago (257+ words) COLUMBIA " The University of Missouri-Columbia will stop directly funding five minority student groups in order to comply with a U. S. Department of Justice order, the university said Monday. Two finalists dropped out this week, making Bonita Jamison the remaining candidate for…...
Police working with ICE went to a Ritenour school. What authority does ICE have there?
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (167+ words) Hillsdale police officers working under a contract with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement went to Ritenour Middle School on Friday and asked about three students at the school, according to Superintendent Chris Kilbride. Two finalists dropped out this week, making…...
Wentzville schools settle transgender bathroom lawsuit with state
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (133+ words) Two finalists dropped out this week, making Bonita Jamison the remaining candidate for the position." State auditors are reviewing claims of misconduct in the lawsuit against SLPS from former superintendent Millicent Borishade. The vote occurred a week after lawmakers heard…...
Police visit to Ritenour school marks new push in immigration enforcement, district says
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (120+ words) The visit to a middle school by local officers working in a partnership with federal immigration authorities was the'first for Ritenour School District,'the superintendent said on Monday. Two finalists dropped out this week, making Bonita Jamison the remaining candidate…...
Missouri House committee OKs Special School District opt-out bill
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (241+ words) The vote occurred a week after lawmakers heard testimony from parents and educators who argued a break from SSD would increase accountability'and decrease bureaucracy.' Javascript is required to use this website. Special School District Vocational Skills Program intern Hayden Blankenship,…...