Education

Throughout this season, we have introduced you to urban farmers, people working on the ground to change their environment, politicians working to pass environmental legislation, and more. But there are also many environmental scholars working to provide a space for Black environmentalists to thrive. That’s why we are introducing you to Dr. Dorceta Taylor, an author and professor at the Yale School for the Environment. In this episode, we hear about Dr. Taylor’s work in environmental studies, the contributions Black folks have made to the environmental justice movement, and the power community leaders have to transform the environments where they live.

Lutheran South High School survived a year of in-person schooling with zero cases of on-campus spread. Principal Jonathan Butterfield explained what the school got right on "St. Louis on the Air."

Two new educators reflect on the past school year through audio diaries.

Missouri’s first all-girls public high school opened six years ago. After ups and downs, eight seniors received Hawthorn’s first diplomas.

A proposal introduced by Missouri House Republicans — and its roots within a debate raging among teachers, administrators and parents within the Rockwood School District — is the subject of Tony Messenger’s latest column, “Missouri Republicans embrace racism and censorship in trying to ban the 1619 Project.”

The underlying bill was tabled before it could be granted initial approval by the House.

The bioscience-themed high school lacks permanent laboratories. But students are skeptical of moving to a new site.

There's more funding available for summer learning, but schools will have to overcome exhausted staff and students to persuade them to show up this summer.

Washington University students say the organizations they were once a part of contribute to racism and sexism on campus. The exodus could upend a social hierarchy that’s existed on campuses like Wash U's for decades.

Missouri Teachers began lining up Monday for coronavirus vaccines after teachers unions pressured the state to make them eligible sooner.