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1. Missouri gives Brentwood Middle School a gold star
2. Tomatoes set for return to Washington University
3. Kirkwood students leaving The Collaborative School, will have new home at Vista
4. Francis Howell also considering cutting summer school
5. Missouri education commissioner calls for changes to No Child Left Behind
6. St. Louis Public talks to parents about closing Gallaudet School
7. Summer school cut in St. Charles and Troy, Mo.; more districts may do the same
8. Lindbergh School District lays off 20 teachers
9. State releases list of “lowest achieving” schools in Missouri; 37 of 52 in St. Louis area
10. Clayton schools pick new superintendent

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