Education

Missouri arts educators say investment in arts education for students pre-K-12 helps build critical academic, social and practical skills useful in school and the world at large.

Karla Eslinger, who served the past four years as a Missouri state senator, passed on a second term. She began her tenure as commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in June.

The report card is a big part of Illinois' school accountability system and assigns schools one of five categories according to their performance.

Linda J. Johnson faced three counts of theft from Dupo Community Unit School District 196, where she worked.

The creator of Reading with Rappers is passionate about literacy and plans to keep promoting it in his community.

The Missouri State Auditor’s office began an audit of the district on Aug. 13, and last week, St. Louis Public School District officials said they submitted the majority of documents requested by the office.

2023 Illinois Teacher of the Year Briana Morales was in seventh grade when she had a teacher who changed her life: by instilling a love of writing, a sense of hope — and inspiring her to become a teacher herself.

North county police took a minor into custody Monday in connection with a shooting threat against Normandy High. It’s the latest arrest amid a wave of school violence threats.

The St. Louis Board of Education voted 6-0 Monday to end Scarlett's three-year contract, following a third-party investigation into her hiring practices and other personnel matters.

According to Courage2Report, a Missouri statewide school safety initiative, there have already been 125 reported school violence tips between July and September — which is nearly as many as the number of tips reported in all of 2023.