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UMSL: A Beacon for St. Louis Charter Schools

UMSL: A Beacon for St. Louis Charter Schools

Bill Mendelsohn, executive director for UMSL’s charter schools, talks to students at North Side Community School. Over the last few years, UMSL’s position as a charter school beacon has emerged.

Missouri Teacher of the Year Cathy Cartier makes learning matter

Missouri Teacher of the Year Cathy Cartier makes learning matter

A warning bell rings, marking the upcoming third period at Affton High in south St. Louis County. A group of sophomores begin to gather in a cozy classroom. The walls are lined with posters of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. As the students hurry to their seats, a smiling Cathy Cartier greets each one and hands out a photocopied article from the Associated Press.

Program for beginning teachers draws crowd

Program for beginning teachers draws crowd

About 170 new teachers converged on the J.C. Penney Building/Conference Center Saturday (October 13) for the fall Beginning Teacher Assistance Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Alumna named 2012-13 Missouri Teacher of the Year

Alumna named 2012-13 Missouri Teacher of the Year

When Cathy Cartier was a young girl, she didn’t dream of becoming a teacher. She fantasized about becoming a great writer. And then she landed a job as a social worker right after college. It wasn’t until she began her own family that the teaching bug bit her.