Education

Administrators for St. Louis Public Schools and charter schools plan to distribute gun locks to ensure that gun owners keep their weapons out of students’ hands.

Schools can’t do much about bullying on Instagram because many Missouri school districts base their anti-bullying policies on a state law that uses a 2007 definition for cyberbullying, which makes no mention of social media.

Parents and lawmakers across the nation are pushing to ban books in schools. Many of the challenged books are by Black or LGBTQ authors. St. Louis-area students are determined to read banned materials to better understand Black history.

The bill lists provisions regarding transparency in schools, curriculum and other matters, though some of the listed rights are already allowed under state law.

The issue is widespread, but low-income areas often face multiple barriers to adequate internet access.

Brittany Green is one of six finalists for the 2022 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership for her work transforming Gordon Bush Elementary from a failing school to a “commendable” one.

The bill quickly grew into a wide-ranging piece of legislation tackling transparency in education.

Despite the politicized rhetoric around masking in schools, federal judges have ruled that schools can be required by law to protect medically vulnerable children.

St. Louis Public Schools will no longer require students and workers to wear masks beginning Monday.

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