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Dr. Rebecca Rogers, Associate Professor at the University Missouri–Saint Louis, was named board president of the Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS).  In 2009, she was elected to the SLPS Board of Education.  Dr. Rogers hopes to “offer students a curriculum rich in history, science, math and literature.”  She continues stating, “This curriculum should be explicitly based in the tenets of anti-oppressive education and be culturally responsive and multicultural.”  To read more about Dr. Rogers and her thoughts about the new position and and SLPS, please click here:

In April 2010, the Certificate in Autism Studies program was established at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis.  Patricia B. Kopetz, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Education of Children with Disabilities and director of Center for Research and Study of Disability, Education and Culture both at UM Ssaint Louis, talks about the new certificate program and how it will benefit the Saint Louis area.  For more information, read the full article at UM Saint Louis’ Newsroom.

It seems that just as the excitement of one holiday season ends and things start returning to normal when another holiday season is upon us.   For most families, accommodating the complexities of the holidays includes tightly-coordinated schedules, specific meal menu arrangements, explicit child or carpool pickups/drop-offs, and time-sensitive organizing, managing, or supervising the unique, seasonal activities – moments that easily challenge a families’ status quo, but things quickly return to normal in the in-between times.  Imagine, however, if everyday for your family was similar to the most hectic days of the holiday season.   Variety families typically assume such…

“The Family that Plays Together Stays in Tune Together,”1 blasts a recent news headline that refers to family members’ collective passion for musical activity.  Similarly, it’s no secret that family members’ collective enthusiasm for physical activity can achieve staying in-tune together, as well. Physical activity, in various forms and degrees, is good for all of us.  The (AAP) reports that participating in fitness initiatives increases both strength and physical functioning, while simultaneously enhancing overall well-being.  Properly designed sports and adapted physical activity programs for our children aim to promote cardiovascular endurance, as well as flexibility and balance – and what…

What better way to break down barriers than through a main stage show! According to a recent report by the (CDC), 12% of school-integrated youngsters, unfortunately, experience activity limitations due to physiological conditions.  And, as I conveyed in an earlier column, the children, overall, lack access to opportunities that can unveil untold, hidden talents and interests. Variety St. Louis proved this fact unacceptable. Bravo! to Saint Louis’ Variety Children’s Charity’s Executive Director and Tom Sawyer Producer, Jan Albus, and her remarkable, multitasking staff members; skilled directors and choreographers; and  the boundlessly energetic cast, who brought the amazing, professional production…