Education

The U.S. Census Bureau published findings from a survey that found the rate of Black families swapping traditional learning with homeschooling between the spring and fall of 2020 was five times more than any other racial group in the country.

The Board of Education in August passed a mandate requiring school district employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Friday to protect students and staff.

UMSL students have organized a petition, asking the university to replant native grasses near Bugg Lake after workers mowed the grasses and replaced them with turf. Students and faculty members say the native grasses and wildflowers promote ecological diversity and bolster conservation efforts for local pollinators.

During the last week of August, 373 students and 56 staff members tested positive for the coronavirus, County Executive Sam Page said this week. More than 1,300 students and employees have had to quarantine after coming into contact with a person who has tested positive.

Jennings Superintendent Paula Knight shares how educators are rethinking back-to-school this year. Like others across the region, the district plans to proceed with in-person classes Monday through Friday, even with the threat of the delta variant.

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new law this summer that mandates — starting with the 2022-2023 school year — all public elementary and high schools be required to offer a unit of study on Asian American history in the state, Midwest and country.

Eric Schmitt has filed a reverse class-action lawsuit in an attempt to stop schools from implementing mask mandates.

The Greater Ville organization seeks to provide more preventative care services for troubled youth.

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."