Education
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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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400 years on, Mayflower’s legacy is mix of achievement, injustice
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Four centuries after white Europeans stepped off the Mayflower and onto America’s shores, some descendants of…
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As stocks soar, most Blacks are missing out
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who own stocks are pulling further away from those who don’t, as Wall Street roars…
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Missouri to release $133 million for education, virus aid, more
(AP) — Missouri will release about $133 million in funding to support critical services — including $61.5 million in CARES…
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Area teens’ new website hopes to inform young voters
They’re too young to vote. But they’re getting informed and ready, and helping other teens and young adults to do…
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Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government would begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests…
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Focus on children: playgrounds, youth sports, lead abatement
CITY HALL – The city has giving up trying to keep people out of playgrounds during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.…
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The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication
(AP) – Placing an order at a deli counter while wearing a mask and standing 6 feet away can be…
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Missouri adds 1,300 coronavirus cases
(AP) — Missouri health officials added 1,362 COVID-19 cases to the state’s confirmed total on Wednesday as the number of…
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Teacher deaths raise alarm as new school year begins
(AP) — Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the…
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Computer glitches disrupt classes as schools return online
HOUSTON (AP) — Students across the U.S. ran into computer glitches Tuesday as they began the school year with online…
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College-age COVID-19 cases top 7,000 in Missouri
(AP) — More than 7,000 college-age people in Missouri have tested positive for the coronavirus since classes resumed in mid-August,…
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Charter school founder admits inflating attendance
PEABODY DARST WEBBE (AP) — The founder of the defunct St. Louis College Prep Charter School, 1224 Grattan Street, admitted…
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Kennard Classical Junior Academy drops Confederate officer’s name
NORTH HAMPTON (AP) — A charter school in St. Louis named after a Confederate Army lieutenant is getting a new name.…
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No parties, no trips: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students…
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City students will start on Aug. 31, but not in schools
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Public Schools are going all online. In a meeting Tuesday of the Board of Education,…
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Catholic schools here plan in-person classes
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Louis announced on Monday plans to resume in-person classes next month even…
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Schools make flexible reopening plans for fall
MANCHESTER, Mo. (AP) — Administrators in the Parkway school district in suburban St. Louis spent the summer break crafting a…
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Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
BOSTON (AP) — Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the administration of President Donald Trump rescinded…
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Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges
In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at…
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Schools in city get guidelines to reopen
ST. LOUIS – Schools hoping to reopen soon for the fall semester even as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues have…
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