Education
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Vowell, Cousins, Davis picked for school board
ST. LOUIS – From a field of 10 candidates to fill three seats on the St. Louis Public Schools board,…
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Missouri child care providers wait months for payment
For Aaliyah Bailey, a single mother in St. Peters, Missouri’s child care subsidy program wasn’t there when she needed it…
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Sumner to stay open as an arts, activism school
THE VILLE – The historic Sumner High School is getting new life as a school specializing in activism and the…
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School choice bills face both success and gridlock
It was a mixed week for education reform in the Missouri legislature, with historic success in one chamber and gridlock…
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Schools to get $123 million as Parson releases budget withholdings
Missouri public schools will receive $123 million withheld from the state education budget, as Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday that…
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18th-century school for Black children to be moved, restored
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — William & Mary University and Colonial Williamsburg are teaming up to preserve the legacy of an…
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Missouri House advances private school funding bill
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Poor Missouri families could get money to pay for their children to go to private schools…
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New mayor will inherit an old city death spiral
At the current rate of population loss and decay, St. Louis will cease to exist except as a collection of…
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Black sororities blaze trail of achievement
In Kamala Harris’ speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, she saluted seven women who “inspired us to pick up…
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Vashon Museum offers intimate history of some of city’s Black residents
ST. LOUIS PLACE – Calvin Riley Jr. doesn’t need a time like Black History Month to raise the banner for…
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No plan to move Missouri teachers up in vaccine line
(AP) — Missouri has no plans to move teachers higher on the list for COVID-19 vaccinations, instead focusing on getting…
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In pandemic, Missouri educators look for ‘missing’ students
Since COVID-19 shut down schools, Missouri pre-K-12 enrollment has dropped by about 29,000 students — just over 3 percent. Now,…
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Pandemic could bolster school choice legislation
Missouri’s legislative leaders have spent the last decade vowing to pass significant school-choice legislation. Yet despite massive GOP majorities in…
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Child poverty an inner focus of virus relief plan
BALTIMORE (AP) — Tucked inside President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan is a seemingly radical notion that children…
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Charter school founder gets prison, must repay $2.4 million
PEABODY-DARST-WEBBE (AP) — The founder of a defunct St. Louis charter school has been sentenced to 366 days in prison…
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Library seeks help to honor Black-owned businesses
Black-owned businesses are the focus of a new collection being established by the St. Louis Public Library, and it needs…
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Appeals court allows guns on Missouri campuses, with catch
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri System employees may bring guns to campus but they cannot fire the gun…
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Push to reopen schools could leave out millions
President Joe Biden says he wants most K-8 schools to reopen by late April, but even if that happens, it…
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Seven city schools to close; Sumner decision in March
ST. LOUIS – Seven of the city’s public schools will close at the end of the school year. The St.…
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Parson unblocks $127M, announces $68M for colleges
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson announced on Wednesday $68 million in federal aid for college construction projects, and…
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The year that was: 2020 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – It looked as if St. Louis was starting just another year, when news came that a mysterious…
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School board delays vote on closing 11 city schools
COVENANT BLU/GRAND CENTER – To ensure that everybody has a chance to be heard, the St. Louis Board of Education…
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Aldermen balk at plan to close 11 schools
CITY HALL – A proposal to close 11 city schools has come under strong opposition from the Board of Aldermen.…
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Vote near on closing of 11 schools including Sumner
COVENANT BLU/GRAND CENTER – The loss of 11 schools will bring pain to the St. Louis Public Schools, Superintendent Kelvin…
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Area woman who struggled in foster care is named Rhodes Scholar
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An area woman who as a child bounced among foster homes and often slept on the…
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Missouri teachers union latest to urge coronavirus action
(AP) — The union representing St. Louis teachers is calling for a statewide mask mandate, a proposal that also has…
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Educators balk at Parson’s push to ease school quarantines
(AP) — Gov. Mike Parson announced on Thursday new guidance aimed at keeping more children, teachers and staff in school,…
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Enrollment in Missouri public schools declines by 3.2%
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Enrollment in Missouri public schools dropped significantly this fall compared with the 2019-2020 school year, with…
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Virus outbreak at Missouri schools forces some to turn online
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An increasing number of coronavirus cases among Missouri children is prompting some school districts to temporarily…
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Stressed freshmen missing quintessential college experience
It’s a major life milestone, the first time many U.S. teens have ever been on their own. Even in normal…
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