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This year’s school board candidates were remarkably transparent, and FHSD voters responded in kind. We cast our ballots with our eyes...

Last week, while canvassing, one of our leaders had an interesting conversation with one of our neighbors. When asked about their support...

For years, stakeholders have had their eye on the financial management of the district. As always, there is some truth in both perspectives.

Director Randy Cook’s motto seems to be, “Act first, reason later.”

The costly state audit of the Francis Howell School District largely confirmed the district’s 2020 internal audit. That earlier review...

FHForward wishes healing and goodwill to everyone in our community, no matter their political leanings.  From Hanukkah to Christmas,...

Francis Howell Forward believes in civil dialogue and in learning from multiple perspectives. In the past, our meetings have always been...

From: Francis Howell Forward To: Board of Directors, Superintendent of the Francis Howell School District CC: Jennifer Jolls, Chief...

The FHSD 5’s fixation on culture war topics continues as the district faces soaring staff turn over and an operating fund balance...

Now the BOE is suggesting over a dozen changes to policy and regulation to expand the authority of the FHSD5.

No one is “winning.” We are failing to ask some of the most important questions of all: How do we break the cycle of partisan culture wars?

Amy Latta for Francis Howell Forward amy@amylatta.com   Whether or not you have kids in your local school district, the April 2nd school...

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), FHSD, and Elective Classes We are hearing a lot from the FHSD5 and our opposing candidates this...

Since May, our new board majority (the FHSD5) has focused on everything but the practical needs of our district. Now they're pulling for...

Our board majority (the FHSD5) says they always intended to retain the Black History/Literature classes, that they only meant to...

Despite Saint Louis' signal for early compliance with the 1954 Brown v Board decision, students remained largely segregated for decades...

A lot is riding on our students's education. Be sure you're asking the right questions to vet your school board candidates! What do you...

Directly Following the Civil War in 1865, the Missouri constitution was amended to require public schools for *all children, ages 5-21...

I know a bit about conservative values. My father still lives in the town where I grew up—a small municipality at the base of the Uinta...

Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” American slaveholders knew this....