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ST. LOUIS AMERICAN (2012-13 ARCHIVES)
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: STL Aerospace Institute to hold information session ... - July 29, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: COMTO mentors students - June 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: The American, public schools and Wash U. collaborate on STEM ... - June 6, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Dr. Dorothea King-James to be inducted into Vashon HOF June 9 - June 4, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Fighting bullying with the Bard - May 29, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Black superintendents by the numbers - May 23, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: JJK salutes SLPS student athletes - May 16, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS senior wins Oral Advocacy Competition - May 16, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Spotlight on student athletes - May 9, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: PGA outreaches to public schools - May 9, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Regions Bank empowers SLPS students through web-based program - April 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Home-grown physician, St. Louis-style - April 25, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Dance St. Louis grants Career Awards - March 21, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Roosevelt Grad Pursues Nursing Career - March 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Student 'SCORES' with Poetry - February 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Students Win Creative Challenge - February 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Walgreens Honors Teen Health Community Leaders - February 5, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: History Museum Hosts Walgreens Expression Challenge WInners - January 28, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Put Down The Pistol Leader Visits Yeatman - January 18, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: 2012 SLPS Secondary Science Teacher of the Year Award - January 10, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Congregations Donate Winter Clothes - January 3, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Congregations donate winter clothes - January 3, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Educator Publishes Teaching Series - January 3, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: STL Student Elected National President - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Gateway MST Teacher Given Golden Apple - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Gateway MST Teacher Given Golden Apple - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Rhea Willis Is Special Ed Teacher of the Year - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: African Americans on St. Louis Magazine’s ‘Power List’ - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Honors PE Teachers of the Year - December 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Trevonte Brock Wins MVP Award - December 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Brittany Packnett Comes Home to ... - December 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: United Way Introduces Mentoring Program - December 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Editorial "Major Step Forward For SLPS" - October 18, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Public School Guitar Initiative Gives Again - October 4, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: In The News, Paula Knight Appointed To Governor's Board - October 4, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Doretta Walker Profile - September 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Nicole Williams Profile - September 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Awarded $2.2 Million P.E. Grant - September 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Boeing Sponsors Roosevelt Health Clinic - September 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Guest Columnist Says Accredit SLPS - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Dedicates Gateway Athletic Field - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS Offers Parent Guidebooks - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Excellent Educators - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Vashon Counselor Saluted By SEMO - August 23, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Newspapers In Education Story - August 23, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Accreditation Editorial - August 22, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Accreditation Story - August 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Columbia School Named School of Excellence Winner - August 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Back To School Festival - August 2, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS PROP S Projects At 39% MBE - August 2, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Much To Be Excited About In SLPS - August 2, 2012
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Judge Edwards Named Stellar Perfomer - August 2, 2012
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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH (2012-13 ARCHIVES)
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Public Schools eyes new elementary school - July 28, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Letter to the Editor: School districts, cultural ... - July 28, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis forges unique partnership with KIPP - July 19, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial: New schools collaboration offers hope ... - July 22, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Summer jobs program targets St. Louis neighborhoods - July 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Hoops coach Lee finds landing spot at Miller Career - July 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Vashon coach Davis balances basketball, police work - July 7, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: In St. Louis, teachers union plays role ... - June 30, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Only a Few Students Defy St. Louis School's High Turnover .. - May 24, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Strauss: Senior PGA arrives as more than a golf thing - May 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis school's valedictorian debates ... Princeton - May 17, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Ladue tops one high school ranking; Metro another - May 13, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Schools Are Full of Success Stories - May 11, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Metro, Clayton, Kirkwood high schools top rankings - April 23, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Gov. Nixon Lauds Program for College Credits, Job Training - April 23, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Clinton initiative volunteers paint ... at magnet school - April 8, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Clinton initiative seeks to help students make global ... - April 3, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Retired City Teachers Concerned About Stagnant Pensions - March 25, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Cleveland NJROTC High To Remain Open - March 21, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Madison Prep Wins State Basketball Championship - March 9, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Three St. Louis Schools, 134 Jobs Face Budget Ax - February 27, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Women In Military Debate At Cleveland NJROTC - January 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Announcement on Women in Combat Opens ... - January 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Editorial: More Early Childhood Education ... - January 19, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: $4.2 Million Grant Targets Children in Two St. Louis ... - January 15, 2013
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Helping Hands For Sandy Hook - December 21, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: AT&T Shows Support For BBBSEMO - December 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: Educators in St. Louis Area Ask What More Can Be Done ... December 14, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS is a Finalist for Race to the Top Grant - November 29, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Area Boosts Graduation Rates - November 27, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Honors P.E. Teachers - November 14, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH: School Lunches Get an A - October 23, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Opinion "Fair or Foul, Good News For SLPS" - October 18, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis Schools Relish Upgrade - October 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: State Board Gives Provisional Accreditation to SLPS - October 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: State Board Considers Provisional Accreditation For SLPS - October 15, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Education Digest, SLPS Receives $710,097 Literacy Grant - October 1, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Union And SLPS Pledge Unity - September 20, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial: State Should Honor SLPS Request - September 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: State Board to Review SLPS Accreditation Status - September 15, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Petitions State For Accreditation - September 11, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Program Helps Refugee Students Adjust To America - September 4, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Roosevelt High School Health Clinic Opens - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Wins Lawsuit Against Former District Leader - August 30, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: P.E. Grant Story - August 21, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Editorial - August 16, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: From the Pulpit, a Plug for School Attendance - August 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Imagine Charter School Exiles Swell SLPS Enrollment - August 13, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: Back To School Festival Story - August 6, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Awarded Health Careers Grant - July 25, 2012
- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: SLPS Sells Gardenville School - July 24, 2012
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ST. LOUIS AMERICAN (2013-14 ARCHIVES)
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS and Missouri Humanities Council partner ... - April 21, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Education commissioner Nicastro talks ... - April 18, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN - Sumner remembers students lost to gun violence - April 10, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS plan could bring in nonprofit operators - March 20, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Shout out to SLPS Parents - March 19, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN - Health clinic integrates into school culture - Feb. 27, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Adams’ contract extended - February 13, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN - Two year contract extension for SLPS superintendent - February 7, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS announces two make-up days - February 6, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Taking the teacher home - January, 30, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS honors Kindergarten Teacher of the Year - January 2, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS honors Preschool Teachers of the Year - January 1, 2014
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS names STEM Teacher of the Year - December 11, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS names Reading Teacher of the Year - December 5, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Judge Jimmie Edwards receives 2013 Rehnquist Award ... - Nov. 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS names Special Education Teacher of the Year - November 20, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: District champs crowned - November 14, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS names Music Teachers of the Year - November 13, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Wells Fargo partners with SLPS - Oct. 30, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: The new Vashon - October 23, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Supporting new teachers at SLPS - Sept. 26, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Chat Leonard, SEMO Counselor of the Year - Sept. 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Wanda Patrice LeFlore, Excellence in Education Awardee - Sept. 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Nathalie D. Means Henderson, Excellence in Education Awardee - Sept. 12, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: A store that pampers your pet - September 5, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Eight excellent educators to be recognized Sept. 13 - September 5, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: 'College geek' is SEMO Counselor of the Year - August 22, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: American’s NIE program named best in nation - August 15, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: SLPS and teachers union get $130K early childhood grant - August 8, 2013
- ST. LOUIS AMERICAN: Lynn Beckwith Jr., 2013 Lifetime Achiever in Education - Aug. 1, 2013
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$4.2 million grant targets children in two St. Louis ZIP codes
St. Louis Post Dispatch - January 15, 2013 7:00 am • By Nancy Cambria nancy.cambria@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8238
ST. LOUIS • For decades, an area spanning 4½ square miles in north St. Louis has statistically been one of the cruelest for young children.
The children of ZIP codes 63106 and 63107 are nearly twice as likely to be born to teen mothers as the national average, while also having low rates of prenatal care. Crime, poverty, substance abuse and parental incarceration rates are high across the area’s 17 neighborhoods.
Consequently, many of the children struggle to keep up in at school, and sometimes go hungry or even homeless.
Today, these St. Louis children will get a boost when local child advocacy leaders announce a $4.2 million federally funded initiative to target the social and emotional needs of children under 8 in these ZIP codes. The area to be served spans roughly from Delmar Boulevard in the south, to Highway 70 on the east and north, with western boundaries at North Grand and Fairground Park.
Sue Stepleton, director of a policy forum at Washington University’s George Warren Brown School of Social Work, said the grant, awarded in partnership to the state Department of Mental Health and a consortium of child welfare representatives in St. Louis, was concentrated in a small area to have a higher impact.
“It’s really the state saying, ‘We need a new way to learn from communities what’s going on,’ ” she said. “So here is a significant amount of money directed at a very targeted area at extraordinary risk.”
Stepleton, former head of Parents as Teachers International, was a sponsor of the grant application and will head up a child wellness council to oversee the implementation of the program.
The program’s goal is two-fold: First, address basic social, cognitive and emotional health needs of an estimated 1,335 young children from the 17 neighborhoods. That’s about half of the children that age living in the area. The funding, distributed over five years, is expected to amount to $2,547 per child.
The money will be used to screen children for health, developmental and behavioral issues. Families will then be offered services and home visits.
Secondly, the neighborhood will act as a sort of laboratory to build a model of emotional care for poor children that can be replicated elsewhere.
The grant, called Project LAUNCH, was awarded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Last year, Boone County was awarded a similar grant — the only other in the state.
Sharon West, director of the of Grace Hill Clinic, says the clinic sees firsthand the dilemma of treating impoverished children from the St. Louis ZIP codes.
She said young children were often given immunizations and treated for asthma and nutritional issues at the agency’s Water Tower Health Clinic, situated in the grant coverage area. But health professionals there often detect depression and other emotional issues in their young clients. Those typically go untreated and can lead to tantrums, acting out and poor social skills that hinder them in school and later in life, West said.
“There is just so much environmental exposure to the things that are going on with the adults in their world,” she said. “And they can’t really go in another room to get away from it or safely go outside and blow off some steam.”
The grant hopes to deliver services to the children through regular home visits by the Nurse Family Partnership and Parents as Teachers. Grace Hill Water Tower Medical Clinic is expected to be a primary provider of screenings from birth forward. Those screenings will look for developmental delays as well as other risk factors, including domestic violence, mental illness, parents who are incarcerated or have fallen into substance abuse.
Stepleton said the grant money would also develop training programs for professionals in fields ranging from education to child care and medicine, on the challenges children and parents face.
She said most parents and grandparents resisted help, fearing they could lose their children to state custody. Gaining trust in the community will be a key component of the grant, she said.
“People fear the child will be taken away or that the person can’t live their lives without scrutiny,” Stepleton said, noting: “We want to really communicate through Project LAUNCH that help is available and that it doesn’t mean you’re a bad parent and that everybody needs help with their kids.”
Vision for Children at Risk, situated on Grand Boulevard within the grant area, has been tracking child welfare statistics by ZIP code for years.
Director Richard Patton said the two area codes were chosen for the grant because they, along with 63113, consistently ranked among the three worst for children in the state.
Yet, the existence of Grace Hill’s Head Start program and its health clinic continue to be bright lights for the ZIP codes, he said.
Grace Hill gave the neighborhood a natural starting point at which to administer services funded by the grants, he said.
Patton said the project had the potential to place mental health of young children at the forefront of child welfare policy.
“I think there will be impacts through the metropolitan area and the state regarding child policy,” he said.