Education

Legislators are considering a funding formula that would make Illinois a model for other states to emulate, but would come at a hefty cost.

St. Louis Public Schools has chosen Katrina Hubbard as the district’s new internal auditor, pending a background check, according to interim Superintendent Millicent Borishade.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education believes that lowering a GPA requirement for teachers will improve teacher recruitment and retention without reducing educator quality.

The number of homeschooled students in Missouri has nearly doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study from St. Louis University.

Academic performance at most public schools has improved, but attendance is not back to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the Missouri Department of Secondary and Elementary 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.