Education

German students headed back to school after a two-month lockdown. Eight months into the pandemic, thousands of Missouri students are still learning from home.

As COVID-19 cases spike yet again throughout the St. Louis region, several school districts are reversing or pausing the return to schools that was underway.

Many universities plan to finish the fall semester completely virtually in an effort to prevent students from spreading the coronavirus on campus after traveling over the holiday break. School officials said they hope to avoid clusters of infections similar to ones that popped up on campuses after Labor Day and Halloween.

A new study in Illinois shows that, while in-person learning in schools might lead to the spread of coronavirus cases, hybrid learning plans might not be worse for community spread than full remote learning.

The governor said students and teachers no longer need to quarantine if they were exposed to coronavirus and all parties were wearing masks.

Missouri S&T's chancellor is pushing for more partnerships and private investment as the path for the university's growth.

Parkway School District and Crystal City School District have both altered their in-person learning schedules due to students and teachers testing positive for coronavirus. The news comes as the region continues to set records for new cases and hospitalizations.

For many schools in the St. Louis region, winter sports are scheduled to begin this week as fall sports come to a close. But concerns about the recent rise in coronavirus cases persist.

Proposition R would raise St. Louis residents' property tax rate by 6 cents, yielding $2.3 million annually for early childhood centers in the city.

St. Louis Public Radio’s Ryan Delaney is in Germany this month to report on how that country handles keeping its schools open.