Ferguson Commission

Teachers are typically well informed. They know how and where to track down data, they brainstorm ideas and they work with people.So when Brittany…

The Department of Justice report on the Ferguson Police Department and court system should not have come as a surprise, Ferguson Commission chairman the…

Using a PowerPoint voting system, more than half the people attending the Ferguson Commission’s seventh meeting on Monday night said that no, they don’t…

The deep economic and racial divides in the St. Louis-area’s education system take a devastating toll on children and neighborhoods. But there are…

Ferguson Commission member Brittany Packnett opened the meeting with a clear message: “This work isn’t about making people comfortable, it’s about telling…

It’s been a few months since a group called I Love Ferguson started selling T-shirts, mugs and hats aimed at boosting the beleaguered town.Since then,…

Three hundred people answered Gov. Jay Nixon's call to apply for the Ferguson Commission. Of those applicants and others, the governor selected 16 and…

U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, spent Tuesday listening to St. Louis area students’ thoughts on race, equity and trust following the fatal…

Since the unrest in Ferguson began in early August, curbing the power of municipal courts has become a focal point for policymakers from across the…

The problem with the Ferguson Commission, say some Ferguson residents, is its name.“The makeup is basically business owners who don’t live in Ferguson;…