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  • May 21, 2012
Education

Compulsory Education

Compulsory Education
Living St. Louis
There is a national debate about raising the minimum dropout age to 18, but in 1900, Americans were debating whether education should be required at all. And when... Continue →

STL Celebrity Voices Event

STL Celebrity Voices Event
The Nine Network and America SCORES St. Louis have joined forces with local celebrities to promote youth literacy as part of American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen. Join us April 28th... Continue →

America SCORES St. Louis Montage

America SCORES St. Louis Montage
Students of America SCORES St. Louis deliver their original poetry about being an american graduate. American Graduate is a public media initiative funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to... Continue →

GOOD Ideas for Cities in St. Louis March 8

GOOD Ideas for Cities in St. Louis March 8
GOOD Ideas for Cities taps creative problem-solvers to tackle real urban challenges and present their solutions at live events across the country. Join us at CAM when the creative teams... Continue →

American Graduate Teacher Town Hall

American Graduate Teacher Town Hall
Living St. Louis
There are a number of new efforts nationally and locally aimed at reducing the number of young people dropping out of high school. The cost to the dropout... Continue →

Excerpts of St. Louis American Graduate Teacher Town Hall on PBS NewsHour

Excerpts of St. Louis American Graduate Teacher Town Hall on PBS NewsHour
More than 100 St. Louis area teachers gathered at the Nine Network to discuss the dropout crisis with NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill. The Town... Continue →

Watch Online – American Graduate Teacher Town Hall

Watch Online – American Graduate Teacher Town Hall
The Teacher Town Hall was Nine’s kickoff event for American Graduate: Let’s Make it Happen — a five-year public media initiative bringing together educators,... Continue →

American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen discussion on St. Louis on the Air

American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen discussion on St. Louis on the Air
Amy Shaw, senior vice president of engagement at the Nine Network of Public Media, and Stephanie Krauss, president and CEO of Shearwater High School discuss the dropout crisis and insights... Continue →

PBS Innovation Award for St. Louis Teacher

PBS Innovation Award for St. Louis Teacher
Susan Carter, a kindergarten teacher at Glenridge Elementary School in the Clayton School District, was one of 12 top educators chosen as a first-place winner in the second annual PBS... Continue →