Virtual Education

A local expert says parents can incorporate learning into their child’s day in small ways, to support their education.

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.

During the pandemic, some school districts increased communications for families in languages other than English, and many plan to keep these new practices in place.

This year is part of a “transition” as Missouri education officials update the state’s accountability program for schools.

Across St. Louis, teachers found ways to engage their students online during the snowstorm.

School districts across the region say they are having difficulties covering classes as teachers and staff are out sick because of COVID-19. Some say Missouri should provide more flexibility to allow virtual learning.

St. Louis-area educators struggle to staff classrooms amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases stemming from the highly contagious Omicron variant.

Several school districts in the area are planning to hold virtual classes instead of calling off school because of snow.

Belleville Township High School, East St. Louis, Edwardsville, Brooklyn and some private schools have announced some of their students will return to virtual learning starting this week.

School boards throughout Missouri have had to make consequential decisions that sometimes were not popular around masking and remote schooling.