Education
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Black bookstore marks Juneteenth as special day for nation, own anniversary
UNIVERSITY CITY – Jeffrey and Pamela Blair have two reasons to celebrate on Juneteenth. It’s the day the last slaves…
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Fraternity leads cleanup effort at Black Illinois cemetery
MILLSTADT, Ill. (AP) — The winding, narrow road to Booker T. Washington Cemetery off Illinois 163 between Millstadt and Cahokia…
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Homeless students slipping through cracks, congressional panel told
WASHINGTON — Witnesses before a U.S. House panel on Wednesday advised lawmakers on how federal relief aid can help bridge…
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University of Missouri tuition to increase in the fall
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tuition will rise in the fall at all four campuses for the University of Missouri, with…
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SLPS seeks input on federal COVID-19 school funds
ST. LOUIS – The city’s public schools are getting money through the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund…
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Bill for limited Missouri school voucher program passes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers passed on Thursday a bill to allow a tax credit program to help pay…
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Momentum grows for closing gaps in U.S. vaccine requirements
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A law adopted this week in Connecticut adds momentum to the push to strengthen vaccination requirements for schoolchildren,…
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Missouri pre-K programs meet high standards but serve few, study finds
Missouri’s state-funded preschool programs met quality benchmarks but have room to grow to serve a wider swath of children, according…
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Missouri schools bill sparks debate over segregation, consolidation
As bills expanding charter schools and creating new scholarship accounts for private school tuition make their way through the process,…
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State legislator fights move to share public school busing funds with charter schools
JEFFERSON CITY – State Rep. Marlon Anderson says an attempt to fix an equity issue for predominantly black areas such as his…
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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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