Filing begins tomorrow for the Elected School Board of the St. Louis Public Schools, and guess who plans to be first in line?
St. Louis' evergreen political candidate, Mr. William "Bill" Haas.
Although he's got degrees from Yale and Harvard, Haas has yet to join his Ivy League brethren in the chambers of truly elite politics, most recently bowing to Todd Akin in the 2nd Congressional District match-up.
The SLPS School Board, on the other hand? No problem.
Haas served
Rhonda Broussard went out shopping in late 2007 for a building to house the St. Louis Language Immersion Schools, a set of French- and Spanish-speaking public charter schools she plans to open this fall. Broussard pulled up in front of the old Hodgen Elementary School, a brick Italianate structure in the city's Gate District, hopped out of the car and said to herself, "I want that school."Jennifer SilverbergSt. Louis Language Immersion Schools founder Rhonda Broussard thought the old Hodgen buil
Rick Sullivan, Melanie Adams and Richard Gaines -- the Special Administrative Board (SAB) of the St. Louis Public School District -- last evening lifted the controversial deed restriction on the sale of its shuttered school buildings.The 100-year restriction was adopted by the SAB in December 2007 as a way to limit "competition" with the city schools, which have lost thousands of students over the last several years alone. The restriction limited charter, religious and private schools from purch
Superintendent Kelvin AdamsIf all goes according to schedule, the St. Louis Public Schools will regain state accreditation in 2011. But first the Special Administrative Board that's running the district must approve an accountability plan designed to get the school back in the good graces of the state. Earlier this week, the administrative board was presented the lengthy, 48-page plan that aims to improve conditions in five key areas: Student PerformanceHighly Qualified StaffFacilities, Instr
