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Public school enrollment is relatively flat this year, compared to last year. But it is still down from recent years, and experts say more decline is likely coming.
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Community members, educators and activists in north St. Louis are protesting the opening of Believe St. Louis Academy — a charter school supported by Opportunity Trust. They say opening charter schools reduces funding from St. Louis Public Schools and leads to further teacher layoffs.
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This year's Illinois veto session adjourns without renewing the state's Invest in Kids Act.
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The board says it was not given proper notice in the charter school’s application process.
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The school was still calling for new students to enroll on social media as recently as last week.
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The document cost more than $600,000 to develop, $225,000 of which was paid by St. Louis Public Schools.
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The charters are pooling resources to try to streamline special education services and cut contractor costs.
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The court said charter schools do not have to spend the money on desegregation programs.
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La Salle Charter Schools, a middle school in St. Louis' Carr Square neighborhood that serves a predominantly Black student population, will close at the end of the year. Leaders said low test scores caused the school to lose the confidence of its academic sponsors.
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The Leadership School’s opening was delayed by multiple years, but on Monday students will begin class for the first time