Kate Grumke
Education ReporterKate Grumke became St. Louis Public Radio’s education reporter in October, 2021. She grew up in St. Louis but spent more than five years covering politics and policy in Washington, D.C., most recently as a producer for the PBS NewsHour. Kate has covered two presidential elections and has reported from Cuba, El Salvador and Mexico. She won a 2019 National Murrow Award for her coverage of Oklahoma’s teacher walkout.
Kate graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and studied data journalism in Columbia University’s Lede Program. She is a huge fan of St. Louis’ food, architecture, museums and city parks.
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At forums in Riverview Gardens and Normandy, community members came together to discuss attendance, teacher turnover and the state’s role in the school districts. -
Federal funding will help pay for the statewide initiative to keep kids in class this summer and help make up for pandemic-related learning loss.
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An original version of the bill would have taken funding from St. Louis Public Schools, but lawmakers found a compromise that pleased education leaders in St. Louis.
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The budget bill that includes grants to pay for teacher raises will only cover the next school year, are optional and require the districts to pay for part of the raise.
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The lawsuit takes issue with the changes the proposition would make and the way it was proposed to voters.
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The school district in south St. Louis County may be the first public district in Missouri to add the celebration to its calendar.
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A new review from the National Education Association teachers union found Missouri teachers are near the bottom in pay by multiple measures.
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Zora Mulligan, the commissioner of higher education, also talked about how the American Rescue Plan could provide a big boost to public colleges and universities.
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A local expert says parents can incorporate learning into their child’s day in small ways, to support their education.
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In the greater St. Louis region, Southern Illinois University will help coordinate part of a statewide effort to provide tutors for students in districts that were highly affected by the pandemic.
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The issue is widespread, but low-income areas often face multiple barriers to adequate internet access.
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Despite candidate guides that circulated on social media, results in St. Louis region school board races didn’t point to one clear ideological trend.
