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Promoting Ingenuity
Learn how educators and partners are responding, recovering, and reinventing school in response to the pandemic
Transforming Systems
Read about Normandy Schools Collaborative’s plan for transformation led by new Superintendent, Marcus Robinson
Catalyzing Innovation
Read about an innovative partnership creating 500 new, free, high-quality preschool seats in St. Louis
Empowering Families
Learn how Navigate STL Schools makes school data and enrollment processes more accessible and transparent
Advocating for Change
Watch our Zoom interview with Senator Cindy O’Laughlin, Chair of the Missouri Senate Education Committee
Catalyst Fellowship
Apply to the Catalyst Fellowship and help forge the next frontier of learning environments in St. Louis
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The world’s economy and job markets are changing, and St. Louis is not keeping up. Many of our schools are struggling to prepare children with the basic skills required. Existing approaches to solving regional problems are not yielding the results we need.
It’s time to chart a new path forward.
At The Opportunity Trust we are working to ensure that every child in St. Louis is prepared to lead a life of choice and dignity.
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Mississippi is #1 in the nation for 4th grade reading gains from 2017 to 2019
IMPROVING READING INSTRUCTION
Turn the Page STL recently hosted an event with Dr. Antonio Fierro, Chief Impact Officer for Teacher Education and Preparation with The Barksdale Reading Institute in Mississippi. Check out the video to hear his discussion of the science behind how children learn to read, and how Mississippi improved third grade reading proficiency through intentional policy change and teacher development.
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Promoting Ingenuity: Supporting Educators as they Respond, Recover and Aspire to Reinvent School
When schools suddenly closed in March, The Opportunity Trust quickly pivoted to meet the needs of students and educators by launching the Remote Learning Innovation Fund. After an initial sprint to...
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