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Special School District Of St. Louis County
Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) is a county-wide school district for differently-abled children and for vocational studies in St. Louis County, Missouri. Its headquarters are in Town and Country. History It was created in 1957 because county parents wanted their disabled children to be educated; accordingly county residents voted for the creation of the district. Additionally, state-level politicians approved the district's creation. Holly K. Hacker of the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' wrote that because disabled children were not guaranteed a public education at the time, the creation of the SSD "was a bold" action. - Clippingfrom Newspapers.com. The district was aiming to fully establish itself circa 1960-1961. In 1965 it also began establishing career and technical education programs for all residents in the county. By 1999 the majority of differently abled students received some services from the SSD but were primarily students of local school districts. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town And Country, Missouri
Town and Country is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri#West County, west St. Louis County, Missouri, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States with a population of 11,640 as of the 2020 census. It is home to Missouri Baptist Medical Center, (locally known as MoBap). Town and Country has the highest median household income ($134,387 in 2009) of any city in Missouri with a population over 10,000 and also has one of the highest median incomes of any city in the United States. The city is included in the Greater St. Louis, St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is home to Bellerive Country Club, which hosted the 1965 U.S. Open (golf), U.S. Open, the 1992 PGA Championship, and the 2018 PGA Championship. Geography Town and Country is located at (38.631002, −90.471581). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. City landscape Originally, it was primarily made up of large residential lots. The community first incorporated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |