Earl Simms

February 1, 2010 | 4:33 p.m. CST

Earl Simms is state director of the Children’s Education Council of Missouri, a not-for-profit organization that supports individualized learning opportunities for all children through issue resolution, community education and civic engagement. For more information, call 314-454-6544 or visit www.cec-mo.org.

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