By Earl Simms “You tell me you love me but then you are choking me.” This is how one St. Louis resident described what the Special Administrative Board (SAB) of the St. Louis Public School District (SLPS) is doing by placing a 100 year deed restriction on the buildings of schools that have been closed [...]

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St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and Rex Sinquefield at Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation Reception.  Children from St. Frances Cabrini Academy in St. Louis delighted guests with their musical presentation at a recent reception held for the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation (TTEF). The event was hosted by Rex and. Jeanne Sinquefield, and welcomed members [...]

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L to R: Founder Rex Sinquefield, Rachel Keller Brown, Executive Committee member, Tony Rich, Executive Director The Chess Club and Scholastic Center, which was founded by retired investment fund manager Rex Sinquefield and opened in July 2008, is located at 4657 Maryland Avenue in St. Louis’ fashionable and historic Central West End neighborhood. “We are [...]

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The Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation (TTEF) prepared a video news release to raise awareness about an expanded program for scholarships for Saint Louis City residents wishing to send their children to a city-based Catholic, Lutheran, Christian, independent or private elementary school. The video tells the story of Emerald Johnson, a first grader at St. [...]

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 A contentious battle in the Missouri legislature came to a head last week when an education compensation bill was set aside in the House. According to legislators, the education establishment’s setback was largely due to its inability to come to terms with parent demands for special needs scholarship tax credits. A protracted floor debate ended [...]

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Show Me Institute scholar Sarah Brodsky opines on the latest argument against charter schools, specifically single-sex charter schools. I understand that meeting kids of different cultures and ethnic backgrounds at school could prepare kids for being good citizens. But do we need schools to introduce the sexes to each other in preparation for citizenship? Most [...]

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