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Permanent restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youth advance in Missouri
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (498+ words) Missouri is one step closer to an indefinite ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The House voted 102 to 40 Thursday to approve legislation that would remove the 2027 sunset from the state's current moratorium on treatments such as hormone therapy and…...
St. Louis University offers free tuition to incoming freshmen from low-income households
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (276+ words) Beginning this fall, St. Louis University will cover the tuition for incoming freshmen whose families earn no more than $60,000 per year and have assets of $50,000 or less. Full undergraduate tuition and fees will be paid through federal and state grants…...
St. Louis Public Schools students return to storm-damaged buildings after tornado
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (444+ words) The sound of students" laughter has returned to one corner of the O"Fallon neighborhood after St. Louis Public Schools officially reopened Yeatman-Liddell Middle School on Monday. The district also reopened Washington Montessori Elementary and Beaumont High School, which is…...
New funding aims to help St. Louisans with child support debt find jobs
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (395+ words) New funding is coming to a program that helps people with child support debts receive resources and find a good job. The Area Resources for Community and Human Services awarded $95,517 to the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment for…...
Missouri Head Start programs may close their doors if federal government shutdown grinds on
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (614+ words) Head Start programs in Missouri are bracing for possible closures and furloughs as the federal government shutdown carries on without an end in sight. The National Head Start Association released data on Oct. 22 that shows that 3,702 children and 1,311 staff members…...
‘Spooky America’ takes young readers on a haunted tour of St. Charles
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (420+ words) Nicki Jacobsmeyer was a curious kid. When she was growing up in St. Charles, she would often ask questions at the shops and restaurants on the city's historic Main Street. "[I] started falling in love with the history of St…...
St. Louis-area students turn to notes, cards after cellphones banned in Missouri schools
5+ mon, 11+ hour ago (1516+ words) The cafeteria is a little louder these days at Rockwood Summit High School in Fenton. Students are talking with each other as they scarf down lunch, as opposed to turning their phones on their sides and popping in AirPods to…...
How students affected by St. Louis tornado can access free meals and transportation
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (423+ words) The first day of school for families displaced by the May 16 tornado will look a lot different this year. Many students are still living in temporary housing, such as homes of family and friends or hotels or Airbnbs, as they…...
St. Louis Public Schools Parent University gives caregivers a chance to learn with students
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (328+ words) The inaugural class of graduates of St. Louis Public Schools Parent University was celebrated during a ceremony on May 8 at the City Museum in Downtown St. Louis. Over 100 parents and caregivers participated in the program, which consisted of monthly workshops…...
Pregnant at 13 in 1991, a St. Louis native sent to a maternity home now speaks out
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (502+ words) When she became pregnant at 12 years old, Toni Popham's mother made the same decision parents around the country have made since the Rev. Jerry Falwell founded the Liberty Godparent Home in 1982. By the time Popham turned 13 in 1991, she was on…...