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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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Four trends in public school enrollment due to COVID-19
When schools began the fall semester of 2020 – six months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic – many…
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Amid the pandemic, Missouri standardized test scores declined across grades, subjects
Preliminary results from Missouri statewide assessment tests administered last spring amid the pandemic show scores declined across nearly all grade…
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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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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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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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News
Get lost, 2020: Some things to leave behind
NEW YORK (AP) — Zoom, Zoom and Zoom. Masks, masks and masks. Sourdough starter and short-order cooking. In these “troubled…
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Coronavirus
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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Coronavirus
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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Coronavirus
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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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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Education
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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Science Center keeps curiosity burning with at-home videos
KINGS OAK – The St. Louis Science Center is bubbling with ideas about how to keep its fans of all…
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Coronavirus
Remote learning is under way, but many U.S. students lag
SAN DIEGO (AP) — During the first week that her San Diego public school was shuttered to slow the spread…
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