Black educators in classrooms or administrative offices are at the vanguard of this effort.
The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation will honor four outstanding individuals with Excellence in Education Awards during the 2024 Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala.
Throughout the St. Louis region, improving literacy and advancing educational success for African American students is being brought to the forefront.
Among the most successful early education programs since its inception in the late 1960s is the Head Start Program.
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has one of the region’s premier Head Start programs, and helping guide it is Dr. Mary Hairston, assistant director of education leadership.
Hairston was instrumental in a partnership with The Believe Project which led to the opening of a new library at the Water Tower/ Peter Bunce location. The St. Louis Black Authors of Children’s Literature and ULSTL will partner to increase the vocabulary skills of children 0-5 years and prepare them to be ready to read in kindergarten, by providing access to more than 1,000 books reflecting the images and experiences of the young readers.
The St. Louis American Foundation’s 37th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education will take place on Saturday, October 12th at America’s center. Stay tuned to stlamerican.com for future details on the event.
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