Education

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed lawsuits against school districts on Friday and Monday in an ongoing effort to force schools to abandon COVID-19 mitigation policies.

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

The Asian community grew 37% in the past decade, and the region’s universities play a key role as an attraction. But there are many other things that make the area desirable.

Education advocates are hoping for a focus on schools in the 2022 legislative session.

Miranda Walker Jones has spent years working in public service in St. Louis. Now, she’s taking on a new role at the Little Bit Foundation, which she says is even more necessary to address the effects of the pandemic on education.

A new report highlights schools that have seen student growth in academics, despite higher percentages of students who qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch. It’s part of a push to focus on more than achievement scores.

The Missouri State Teachers Association surveyed teachers and found 51% consider leaving the profession often or very often.

At least four school districts in St. Louis are facing formal attempts to remove at least 21 books from school libraries. Two-thirds of those books are written by authors of color or authors who identify as LGBTQ.

Missouri Bicentennial project launches a website that includes famous Missourians, historical events and narrative stories that helped shape Missouri’s history and culture.

Current and former students are playing a role in the Rolla school district’s $25 million construction project, adding to and renovating four buildings.