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St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay hopes to attract families to the city with new public charter schools. "Our city is cleaner, safer and more beautiful than it has been in a long time," Slay wrote in a letter to local educators, nonprofit education groups, and charter school companies across the country. "In short, St. Louis has it all -- except enough quality public schools." While some local educators are concerned that more charters will draw thousands away from struggling district schools, Slay says he can no longer wait for the district to improve. His office has designed an application and review process to help select which proposed schools to help. St. Louis charter schools can only be approved by one of three groups: the St. Louis Public School District, the state department of education, or certain colleges and universities. Representatives at three universities said they would consider sponsoring the right charter schools under the mayor's expansion plans. The mayor's office will provide support for charter applicants and operators and could help secure school buildings, find loans, build school boards, attract sponsors, and, ultimately, gain approval.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Date: 11/12/2007
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