/tags/metropolitan-congregations-united Metropolitan Congregations United en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:02:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-10-28/st-louis-environmentalists-to-check-for-air-pollution-in-communities-of-color Metropolitan Congregations United and engineering researchers at the Washington University are working with several churches in north and south St. Louis to measure air quality in areas with high amounts of pollution. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:02:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-10-28/st-louis-environmentalists-to-check-for-air-pollution-in-communities-of-color Andrea Y. Henderson /health-science-environment/2021-09-30/utility-rates-could-increase-for-more-than-1-million-missouri-customers-next-year The rate increase would boost Ameren Missouri's yearly revenue by $300 million and help finance clean energy projects. But advocates argue that rate increases will put struggling families at risk of utility disconnection and homelessness. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:35:30 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-09-30/utility-rates-could-increase-for-more-than-1-million-missouri-customers-next-year Shahla Farzan /education/2017-01-03/parents-advocates-call-for-clear-district-policies-for-reporting-school-incidents-to-police St. Louisans working to reform school discipline and the juvenile justice system say they are pushing for clear district policies in response to… Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:25:31 GMT /education/2017-01-03/parents-advocates-call-for-clear-district-policies-for-reporting-school-incidents-to-police /education/2016-12-23/rumors-aside-school-fights-could-already-result-in-felony-charges-in-missouri Warnings issued by two St. Louis County school districts Thursday sparked a flurry of concern that students who fight in school will be charged with a… Fri, 23 Dec 2016 22:45:35 GMT /education/2016-12-23/rumors-aside-school-fights-could-already-result-in-felony-charges-in-missouri /education/2016-11-14/3-st-louis-county-districts-pledge-to-ban-suspensions-in-early-grades Updated Nov. 14 9:45 a.m. with results of the assembly — By the 2018-2019 school year at least four school districts in the St. Louis area could have… Mon, 14 Nov 2016 15:45:29 GMT /education/2016-11-14/3-st-louis-county-districts-pledge-to-ban-suspensions-in-early-grades /government-politics-issues/2016-05-14/these-systems-are-connected-mcu-calls-for-change-in-school-discipline-juvenile-courts Metropolitan Congregations United is calling for police, school and juvenile court reform in St. Louis to reduce the disproportionate number of black… Sun, 15 May 2016 04:26:53 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-05-14/these-systems-are-connected-mcu-calls-for-change-in-school-discipline-juvenile-courts /politics-issues/2015-05-31/on-the-trail-missouri-lawmakers-rocky-relationship-with-local-control Republicans aren’t often compared to Russian communists. But that’s what happened recently after GOP members of the Missouri House helped pass legislation… Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:09:50 GMT /politics-issues/2015-05-31/on-the-trail-missouri-lawmakers-rocky-relationship-with-local-control Jason Rosenbaum /education/2015-05-23/students-call-for-fewer-out-of-school-suspensions-in-st-louis High school students with Metropolitan Congregations United are calling for a reduction in out-of-school suspensions in area schools. They presented data… Sat, 23 May 2015 21:20:06 GMT /education/2015-05-23/students-call-for-fewer-out-of-school-suspensions-in-st-louis /education/2015-03-14/groups-rally-for-normandy-schools-call-for-tuition-cap-on-transfers Editor's note: HB 42 in its current form has been amended to reduce tuition using a formula instead of capping it at 70 percent of the receiving… Sat, 14 Mar 2015 21:38:56 GMT /education/2015-03-14/groups-rally-for-normandy-schools-call-for-tuition-cap-on-transfers /arts/2015-01-26/congregations-make-conversations-about-race-a-priority Martin Luther King once said that "it is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is 11 o'clock on Sunday morning."Rev. Dietra Wise… Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:34:33 GMT /arts/2015-01-26/congregations-make-conversations-about-race-a-priority