3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (81+ words) St. Louis American African American enrollment at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville increased more than 22.7% from last fall as the university also welcomed its largest incoming class on record. The incoming class grew 27.7%, from 1,825 students in fall 2025 to about 2,330 this fall....

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (986+ words) Richard “Rich” McClure has spent a lifetime learning to appreciate the value of learning — not just for young people, but for himself as well. From his childhood in Springfield, Missouri, through 20 years in public service and a long corporate career…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (508+ words) St. Louis entrepreneurs can receive free business training and compete for up to $50,000 in funding through a new program offered by Urban Strategies Inc. The Community Development Financial Institution Bootcamp & Challenge, funded by Wells Fargo, will provide training and resources…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (769+ words) Bolanle Ambonisye knew she had stumbled onto something when parents began using her name to get their children to behave. “Lil’ Johnny was acting up last night. I told him I’m going to tell Mama Bolanle and he straightened right…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (185+ words) Four more St. Louis-area public schools will receive funding and training aimed at improving reading among students in kindergarten through third grade as part of the third Emerson Early Literacy Challenge cohort. Emerson has committed another $1 million to the initiative,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (136+ words) St. Louis American Arnez Newton has been named assistant principal at Brittany Woods Middle School, and Jennifer Pryor is serving as PreK-5 English language arts, reading and social studies curriculum coordinator for the School District of University City. Newton spent…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (724+ words) The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis came together Tuesday night to honor the people who keep its mission moving. But the night’s most anticipated recognition — for Herbert Hoover director and Dellwood Mayor Reggie Jones — became a memorial instead....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (122+ words) St. Louis American The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education has appointed Vanessa Okwuraiwe to the St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees. Okwuraiwe is a principal at Edward Jones, where she has worked since 2001. She previously served on the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (733+ words) Watching Brylee, Aly and Saryah pet a horse for the first time at the 2nd Annual Gateway Trail Ride and Field Party conjured up a childhood memory. Brylee and Aly, both seven, were eager to pet the overwhelmingly friendly pony. Saryah,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (119+ words) Two St. Louis Public Schools magnet high schools top Missouri’s latest U.S. News & World Report rankings — and both landed among the top 100 nationally. Metro Academic and Classical High School tops the rankings in Missouri and the St. Louis region. It…...