After more than a decade of struggles, nonprofits are leading the charge to help more Black students in St. Louis read at grade level. The St. Louis NAACP recently launched the “Right to Read” campaign, which focuses on improving proficiency and educational equity for students of color. Its mission: By 2030, all children in the […]
When she enrolled her fourth grader at a St. Louis public school last fall, Krystal Barnett knew she was doing something that has become increasingly rare. Abandoned by thousands of families and dogged by a well-earned reputation for poor performance, the local school system shrank over the past few decades to a fraction of its […]
Parents plea to SLPS to help their children struggling through the pandemic Many of our kids struggled before the covid-19 crisis and the pandemic only exacerbated it for students already behind, said Krystal Barnett Author: Robert Townsend Updated: 10:31 PM CDT April 14, 2021
ST. LOUIS We will! We must! We can! shouted several dozen St. Louis parents during a protest outside the Old Courthouse downtown Wednesday night.
The parents and grandparents united for one purpose: to show that they do care about their education their kids are receiving from St. Louis Public Schools. I ve always worked with my son and believed that he needed extra help, said Davida Cooks.