One example: This letter from Catholic school parent Lawrence Barker, after he read about city…
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Gateway Academy, a private Catholic school in Chesterfield for preschoolers through twelfth grade, will close its high school in the fall.
Administrators met with parents Wednesday night to tell them the news. They told parents there weren’t enough students…
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Incarnate Word Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in north St. Louis County, has promoted its principal, Randy Berzon-Mikolas, to the newly-created president position, and is searching for a principal.
The…
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Just got this in my inbox from the folks at John Burroughs School, in Ladue.
Nanette Clift Tarbouni, director of undergraduate admissions and recruitment at Washington University, has been named director of college counseling at John Burroughs School, effective July
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Penny Wars at Word of Life Lutheran
Students at Word of Life Lutheran School, in south St. Louis, collected $1,636 last week to help the victims of Hurricane Ike.
In context, the amount is not…
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Roughly 100 teachers from across the region were honored yesterday at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Clayton with the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award, “in recognition of their dedication and commitment to education,” according…
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Kevin Lee, president of the Jesuit Loyola Academy, just got his school’s standardized test scores. He said his staff is still processing overall results, but had a couple of success stories to share.
“It is amazing what…
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Andy Abbott, new incoming head of John Burroughs School
Leaders at John Burroughs School, one of the most prestigious private schools in St. Louis, announced a new head of school this morning.
Andrew H. Abbott,…
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A few weeks ago, Andrew Coulson reviewed 25 years of research on education markets around the world for the Cato Institute, and concluded that “the private sector outperforms the public sector in the overwhelming…
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John Burroughs, the high-powered Ladue private school, is a step closer to picking its new leader.
In a letter sent today to the Burroughs community, search committee chair Todd Schnuck said school leaders met with…
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