Education
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Former St. Louis teacher helping lead coalition pushing back on book bans
Heather Fleming, sitting on a bench in Forest Park, takes in the view on a warm early afternoon in February. …
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Schools left ‘scrambling’ after Missouri treasurer tied bond deals to AG’s COVID demands
It was just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, when the forms arrived from the state treasurer’s office.…
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Educators’ pension system writes off value of Russian assets
Missouri’s largest state-run public pension fund will assign a zero value to its approximately $91 million in Russia-tied assets because…
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Missouri Senate passes $4.6B spending bill with federal school funds, pay raises
With a deadline looming that could cost Missouri almost $2 billion in federal education aid, the bill to distribute the money passed the…
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Claim that reporter hacked state website was debunked, but Parson still says he’s a criminal
For four months, Gov. Mike Parson tried to convince Missourians that a reporter who discovered a security flaw in a…
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Flaw that exposed teacher data existed since 2011, report says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A flaw in a state database that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security…
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Some school systems pause diversity programs amid pushback
Conservative takeovers of local school boards have already altered lessons on race and social injustice in many classrooms. Now some districts…
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Historic Black children’s school receives $5 million grant
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A foundation has given a $5 million boost to efforts to preserve a colonial-era schoolhouse where…
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Exits by Black and Hispanic teachers pose new threat to COVID-era education
Lynette Henley needed one more year to receive her full pension after 40 years as a teacher, but she couldn’t…
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Prosecutor won’t charge reporter who uncovered teacher database flaw
A newspaper reporter targeted by Gov. Mike Parson for uncovering a security flaw in a state-run website won’t face criminal…
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HBCU leaders decry waves of bomb threats
WASHINGTON — Hours before the Southern Poverty Law Center held a virtual panel Tuesday about recent bomb threats made to…
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Bills aim to ban out-of-school suspensions through third grade
As a student in Hickory County R-1 school district, state Rep. Ian Mackey often struggled with following the rules of…
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Bomb threat forces hours-long shutdown at Harris-Stowe
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harris-Stowe State University closed for several hours Tuesday after the historically Black school received a bomb…
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Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative…
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Missouri AG sues nine more school districts, including one for students with disabilities
Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Monday he was suing nine more school districts over their mask mandates, including a school…
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Judge is asked to toss Ashcroft’s summary of education funding initiative petition
A Cole County judge heard arguments Thursday over whether Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote a misleading ballot summary for…
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State education board keeps 36-hour virtual learning rule
NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — School districts struggling with staff absences because of COVID-19 are facing difficult decisions about how to…
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Education committee puts early focus on parental rights, critical race theory
The first education debate of the 2022 legislative session featured hours of discussion on Tuesday of a proposed “parents’ bill…
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Lawmakers eye expansion of Missouri school choice program
Coming off of last year’s success passing a tax credit to fund scholarships to pay for private school tuition, school…
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State wraps up probe of reporter’s discovery of database glitch
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has completed an investigation of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that began…
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Schools could be required to filter drinking fountains for lead
Thousands of Missouri school buildings are probably not testing their water for lead. A Missouri House bill would require them…
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Students get three extra months to repay federal education loans
President Joe Biden will continue a pandemic-spurred pause on student loan repayments until May 1, he said Wednesday. Loan repayments…
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Judge denies effort by local health agencies to intervene, appeal Missouri COVID ruling
A Cole County judge denied on Wednesday the efforts by local health departments and the state’s two largest counties to…
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More than 120 K-12 education bills already filed for 2022 Missouri legislative session
During the past year, concerns about COVID policies, critical race theory and controversial books have highlighted tension in public education.…
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Racist vandals deface mural at Washington University
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University officials said a mural on campus that depicts prominent Black people was vandalized over…
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Scholarships, guns, teaching about racism: Missouri higher education bills to watch
Expanding state financial aid programs, banning COVID-19 vaccine requirements on campus, and restricting lessons about racism and sexism are just…
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Schools must comply with COVID ruling to win state treasurer’s approval of bond deals
If school districts want to take advantage of a lower interest rate on bonds, Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick is requiring…
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County ends mask rule; school districts resist pressure from attorney general
St. Louis County abandoned on Thursday its effort to maintain a mask mandate as Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s crusade to…
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Lawmakers scrutinize Missouri social studies standards, school boards
Missouri lawmakers trained their focus this week on how school boards interact with the public and the ways in which…
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SLPS students, families can get first COVID-19 shots at Vashon clinic
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Public School District and the Urban League of Greater Metropolitan St. Louis are hosting…
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