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Virtual tutoring program uses videos to aid students of math, science

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.stltoday.com (Views: 32, Clicks: 4)  
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Leo Shmuylovich knows a lot about how tutoring can take a student from confused to confident.

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Plan aims to get St. Louis schools on track

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.stltoday.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 0)  
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The St. Louis Public Schools unveiled on Tuesday the draft of a detailed accountability plan designed to regain state accreditation within two years.

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Dropout 'epidemic' in St. Louis is targeted

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.stltoday.com (Views: 22, Clicks: 0)  
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After a year of working to win over St. Louis colleges, businesses and churches, the Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club has launched the largest initiative co-founder Martin Mathews has ever attempted.

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More people want to enter teaching as a fallback career

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.stltoday.com (Views: 27, Clicks: 0)  
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Michael Podgursky, a University of Missouri-Columbia economist who studies teacher labor markets, says more nontraditional teachers are entering the workforce nationwide.

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Chinese classes growing in popularity across Missouri

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.stltoday.com (Views: 32, Clicks: 0)  
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Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language, and China has the second-largest economy in the world. While the trend to teach Chinese in traditional schools isn't exactly sweeping Missouri, schools across the country are signing on, even in far-reaching corners like Bowling Green.

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Finger scanning to be lunch card of the future

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.stltoday.com (Views: 26, Clicks: 0)  
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On Jan. 6, the school district is switching to a biometric system that will allow students to access their lunch account with a finger scan. Rockwood is the first school district in the St. Louis area to use the new technology in the lunch room.

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Popular girls may be popular bully targets, study suggests

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Boys are still tormenting boys, just as always. But now researchers have found boys are also pestering girls. And not just any girls — popular ones.

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Convincing skeptics first step in St. Louis schools overhaul

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.stltoday.com (Views: 40, Clicks: 0)  
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The firm orchestrating a radical makeover of city schools met the public Saturday. It learned that the first hurdle will be persuading skeptics that the latest effort to streamline the troubled district is legitimate.

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Elementary math lessons in Wentzville will change to Singapore method

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.stltoday.com (Views: 51, Clicks: 1)  
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Educators hope Singapore math will help develop students who are mathematical thinkers, rather than memorizers. The method has gained interest from teachers in the United States in the last decade.

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Backers of school vouchers support scholarship plan

Skinner sumitted ago via http://www.stltoday.com (Views: 43, Clicks: 2)  
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The school choice movement is orchestrating the campaign to set up special-needs scholarships.

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