KWMU reports that at its monthly meeting last night, the St. Louis School Board voted to award controversial radio host Lizz Brown a $25,000, no-bid contract.

From Adam Allington‘s report:

The board authorized a contract with a company called “Penetrating Urban Market Politics”. The organization is controlled by Brown, a local activist and radio host who organized a five-day student sit-in at the mayor’s office last March.

Brown is contracted to assist with a public service campaign about the negative impact of charter schools.

Board member Veronica O’Brien accused acting chairman Bill Purdy, who proposed the contract, of offering kick-backs.

Purdy, Peter Downs, Donna Jones, and David Jackson voted for the contract. O’Brien, Flint Fowler, and Katherine Wessling voted against.