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University City School District/The School District of University City wants the community to participate in a monthlong book study of "The 1619 Project" by Nikole Hannah-Jones beginning Feb. 4. The study will include weekly virtual learning sessions, book discussions and question-and-answer sessions. -
Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioMissouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed lawsuits against school districts on Friday and Monday in an ongoing effort to force schools to abandon COVID-19 mitigation policies.
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The Board of Curators' decision not to require masks comes as the state experiences the worst COVID-19 infection rates it has seen since the start of the pandemic. -
Several school districts in the area are planning to hold virtual classes instead of calling off school because of snow.
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Belleville Township High School, East St. Louis, Edwardsville, Brooklyn and some private schools have announced some of their students will return to virtual learning starting this week.
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Education advocates are hoping for a focus on schools in the 2022 legislative session.
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President Biden extended relief for federal student loan borrowers for an additional 90 days because borrowers are "still coping with the impacts of the pandemic." Payments now resume May 1.
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Miranda Walker Jones has spent years working in public service in St. Louis. Now, she’s taking on a new role at the Little Bit Foundation, which she says is even more necessary to address the effects of the pandemic on education.
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Districts across the region are meeting to consider moving toward optional masking as soon as next month, if COVID-19 cases are not above certain thresholds.
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Though Missouri’s attorney general says a ruling from a Cole County judge invalidates mask mandates for both local health authorities and school districts, a St. Louis University law professor disagrees, saying it depends on who is issuing the order.
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Despite a letter from Missouri’s attorney general warning of legal action, school districts say their mask mandates are legal.
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Schmitt demands agencies stop ‘enforcing and publicizing any such orders immediately’ or face court action.
