Public Schools

A previous version of the legislation would have taken money away from public school districts to make up for a disparity in funding for public charter schools. Now, the state would handle that responsibility.

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.

St. Louis County school districts are sending some elementary school children back to the classroom after health officials said young children account for far fewer new coronavirus cases than teenagers. Early childhood researchers warn that virtual learning can harm the emotional health and education of young students more than that of older students.

Magnet, charter, neighborhood, choice: The different types of schools in urban public education can be a lot to decipher, even a few decades into the…

Earlier this week, the local union representing educators who serve in St. Louis Public Schools began arbitration relating to its claims about pay…

One of the bigger obstacles to passing this year’s state budget has been resolved.Missouri’s public school system is set to get a $98 million boost in…

Officials in Metro East K-12 school districts say they have teacher shortages in some subject areas. But new teacher licensing rules that went into effect…

Illinois passed a budget Thursday for the first time since 2015, and is giving more money to education than in previous spending plans.But several years…

Hours after measures to increase the sales tax for schools failed in both Madison and St. Clair counties, two school districts from each county sued the…

A newly signed law designed to protect religious expression in Missouri’s public schools reinforces a constitutional amendment passed two years ago, but…