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The cohort of female detainees at the St. Louis County Jail are participating in Missouri's only hands-on beauty training program for those who are incarcerated.
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Diapers aren’t luxury items, but they’re considered as such in Missouri’s tax code.
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The commission was formed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2021 to consider new funding formulas for its public universities.
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The Francis Howell School Board plans to vote this month on the new curricula for its Black history and literature courses the district threatened to pull unless social justice standards from the Southern Poverty Law Center were removed. Some parents say while the changes aren’t bad, they’re worried the board won't approve them.
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“Prosocial” lessons are emphasizing empathy for thousands of students.
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A federal program is sending free electric school buses to districts across the country. The buses are better for the environment and drivers say they’re fun to drive, but there are some downsides.
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Supporters believe they have momentum, though GOP infighting in the Senate could doom their chances.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state plan to eliminate preschool deserts had a successful first year and celebrated East Alton-based Wieland Manufacturing's $500 million investment to modernize its facility.
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Expanding child care access and making it harder to amend Missouri’s constitution through ballot initiatives are among the priorities for the Republican-led legislature.
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St. Louis University High School freshman DeJuan Strickland used stimulus money from the COVID-19 pandemic to publish his first comic book, "Tech Boy," in 2021. In addition to his work in comics, Strickland has led several initiatives to eliminate school lunch debt.