Monica Obradovic

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department. Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

To understand the Trump administration’s vision for American education, @megomatz.bsky.social and I studied dozens of hours of political appointees’ speeches and podcasts and essays. What emerged is a desire to dismantle the nation’s system of public schools.

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Francis Howell students offered $1,000 to start Turning Point chapters after Kirk's death A U.S. congressman and two state senators are offering a $1,000 gift to Francis Howell School District high schoolers to set up Turning Point USA chapters.

U.S. congressman Bob Onder and Missouri state Sens. Nick Schroer and Adam Schnelting are working with a conservative PAC to give Francis Howell high schoolers $1,000 to set up Turning Point USA chapters
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Jefferson County school aide resigns over comment celebrating death of Charlie Kirk The Dunklin School District said the employee's comment on her personal Facebook account did "not align with the mission of our district."

The Dunklin School District said the employee's comment on her personal Facebook account did "not align with the mission of our district."

There's hope. I heard of students who share Google Docs with each other so they can chat on school laptops.

Missouri school cellphone ban: Fewer fights, less anxiety, more 'boredom' for students Missouri educators report more social interaction. Students play games or read books instead of scrolling on social media. And handwritten notes are back.

I talked to over a dozen students in St. Louis about what school has been like under Missouri's cell phone ban. To my surprise, a lot of them are enjoying phone-free days.
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Two Chancellors Push Back Against Claims They’re Dividing the Sector Amid Trump Threats They argue that this is a moment of structural change for higher ed’s relationship with the government.

NEW @chronicle.com: I sat down with the chancellors of Vanderbilt and WashU to talk about how they believe #HigherEd should respond to Trumpism, and the pushback that stance has gotten from their peers. #AcademicSky

Plenty of buses for fewer students on first day of classes in St. Louis Public Schools Expectations are high for new transportation provider Zum Services after the chaos of last year with 19 different vendors including taxis.

The first day of classes was not without glitches. Dozens of buses were delayed up to an hour or longer. Several students showed up to schools not knowing they were closed due to tornado damage. None of the school buses appeared to be even half-full.

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In the Ville

Missouri GOP sees redistricting call as opening for limiting constitutional amendments Progressive groups are working to block Republican changes to the initiative petition process

"Some members of the Missouri House and Senate want to make citizen-led initiative petitions more difficult to enact, particularly after Missouri voters approved a laundry list of progressive changes at the ballot box in recent years."
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Francis Howell's new superintendent was supposed to start work a month ago. Where is he? With three weeks left until school, Francis Howell's new superintendent is nowhere to be seen.

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Donors to private school voucher program removed from Missouri transparency site • Missouri Independent The names of MOScholars donors were taken down from a Missouri-run website, leaving questions of accountability for the tax-credit program.

Donors to Missouri's tax credit program for private school tuition is no longer available through Missouri’s transparency portal. The state treasurer's office "didn't seem to be aware" the list was available until @missouriindependent.com reported on it.

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Washington University scrubs webpages of DEI content. ‘If you fight, you will be punished.’ St. Louis’ leading research university has quietly removed references to the university’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion from many of its websites amid rising federal scrutiny of higher education.

St. Louis’ leading research university has quietly removed references to the university’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion from many of its websites amid rising federal scrutiny of higher education.

Suddenly sacked Former education stats chief describes her final days under DOGE

Wow: "The fate of NCES remains uncertain. The Education Department says that it is restarting and reassessing some of the data collections that DOGE terminated, but the scope of the work might be much smaller."

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Superman promotion during STL arch fireworks was crazy

Drone footage compares how neighborhoods and parks around St. Louis have changed more than a month after the May 16 tornado. Read full coverage of the May 16 tornado here: https://go.stltoday.com/516tornado?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

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I know I go to the Royale too much because Maps assumes I’m going there whenever I get in the car on a weekday evening

St. Louis leaders plan to spend $30M from Rams settlement on tornado relief “I’m looking forward to getting relief to people devastated by this storm.”

“I’m looking forward to getting relief to people devastated by this storm.”

After tornado, family tries to save its home and legacy on historic St. Louis street The Shelley House played a role in paving the way for minority homeownership. After the tornado, residents on the street try to save their family histories.

"Within the span of four days, the Brown family faced the reality of two destroyed homes, as well as the loss of its matriarch and any semblance of a certain future."

Important, in-depth, heart-rending local reporting on this ongoing crisis, by @monicaobradovic.bsky.social

St. Louis mayor places emergency management chief on leave for tornado siren failure "I cannot move on from this without providing accountability and ensuring that our emergency management is in trusted hands."

"I cannot move on from this without providing accountability and ensuring that our emergency management is in trusted hands."

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‘Book banning pastor’ kicked out of Francis Howell school board meeting John Amanchukwu has threatened a lawsuit against the Francis Howell School District after he was told to leave.

A self-proclaimed “book banning pastor” was kicked out of a school board meeting in St. Charles County on Thursday after he was barred from speaking.

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