Hiba Ahmad
Education ReporterHiba Ahmad covers education for St. Louis Public Radio. She’s spent most of her career working as a producer for NPR programs Weekend Edition, All Things Considered and the daily flagship podcast Up First.
Hiba is a Virginia native but is making St. Louis her home. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in broadcast journalism and is wrapping up her masters in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at George Mason University. When she’s not in a classroom or a school board meeting, she’s out exploring the city — in search of the next best place to eat. Send her some recommendations: @hiba_ahmad96 or hahmad@stlpr.org.
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The school board announced Jocelyn Pugh-Walker and Brent Mitchell will lead the district as acting co-superintendents. -
Department of Secondary and Elementary Education officials said the data signals a turning point in a teacher shortage the state has struggled to address in recent years. -
Three new warming centers were opened after St. Louis Public Libraries closed Monday due to dangerous conditions after a winter storm passed through the region. -
A dozen candidates have filed to run for three seats on the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education in April. Missing from the list are two current board members, Matt Davis and Natalie Vowell. -
Missouri meteorologists expect a winter storm to impact the St. Louis area and other parts of Missouri. St. Louis could see a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow. -
Residents should have received a tax bill in November and can pay online, by phone, mail or in person at their local municipal office. -
Darryl Jaspering of Warrenton wrote a threatening message on the NAACP’s contact page, tried to intimidate employees and threatened use of a weapon, alleges the indictment. -
Francis Howell School District officials did not inform the Board of Education about the growing cost of the new Francis Howell North High School, according to a new state audit. -
St. Louis Public Schools has named Kacy Davis as its new head of transportation after the previous director, Toyin Akinola, retired in October. The district will implement a new policy to require all parents of current SLPS students to re-enroll their children for the next school year. -
Kenneth Roumpos is the new superintendent of the Kirkwood School District, and Melissa Schneider will be Parkway School District’s superintendent starting in the fall. -
St. Louis University announced that Edward Feser will be the new president starting in July 2025. The current president, Fred Pestello, had announced his plan to retire in June 2025. -
St. Louis Public Schools demands all district-issued credit cards be returned to the chief financial officer after an investigation found evidence of misuse of school funds.
