/tags/english English en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-15/slu-professors-award-winning-book-explores-the-opportunity-and-power-of-blank-spaces St. Louis University English professor Jonathan Sawday’s new book has won the James Russell Lowell Prize for the most outstanding book published in 2023. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-15/slu-professors-award-winning-book-explores-the-opportunity-and-power-of-blank-spaces Emily Woodbury /education/2023-11-01/illinois-school-report-card-shows-proficiency-gains-persistent-gaps-on-racial-lines Elementary and secondary students in Illinois showed consistent improvements in their reading and math scores while the state’s high school graduation rate reached a 13-year high for the most recently concluded school year. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /education/2023-11-01/illinois-school-report-card-shows-proficiency-gains-persistent-gaps-on-racial-lines Peter Hancock /government-politics-issues/2012-05-29/do-politicians-prefer-plain-speaking-or-high-falutin-language This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 29, 2012 - WASHINGTON – “If you can't explain it to a 6-year-old,” Albert Einstein once wrote,… Wed, 30 May 2012 02:30:02 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-05-29/do-politicians-prefer-plain-speaking-or-high-falutin-language Robert Koenig /government-politics-issues/2010-08-05/commentary-an-open-letter-to-queen-elizabeth This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 5, 2010 - To: Her Royal, Majestic HighnessDear Liz:Forgive my maladroit salutation, but we here… Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:43:18 GMT /government-politics-issues/2010-08-05/commentary-an-open-letter-to-queen-elizabeth M.W. Guzy