Education

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state plan to eliminate preschool deserts had a successful first year and celebrated East Alton-based Wieland Manufacturing's $500 million investment to modernize its facility.

Expanding child care access and making it harder to amend Missouri’s constitution through ballot initiatives are among the priorities for the Republican-led legislature.

St. Louis University High School freshman DeJuan Strickland used stimulus money from the COVID-19 pandemic to publish his first comic book, "Tech Boy," in 2021. In addition to his work in comics, Strickland has led several initiatives to eliminate school lunch debt.

Rockwood School District and its former diversity and equity director settled an employee discrimination lawsuit last month. Brittany Hogan alleged in the February lawsuit that the district ignored her complaints of racist abuse from parents.

Shangri-La Hou, a senior at John Burroughs School in Ladue, is one of five National Student Poets who will promote poetry around the country.

At Ritenour High School, a program is encouraging former students to return as teachers.

The four-day school week first became an option for Missouri schools 14 years ago. Now, more than 30% of the state’s districts have implemented shorter school weeks.

The Illinois High School Association is grappling with a shrinking number of game officials, largely due to the increasingly poor treatment they've endured from fans, athletes and coaches. The IHSA has entered a new partnership aimed at reducing the negative behavior, but skepticism remains about how effective these efforts will be.

Last year, the Department of the Interior released a report about Federal Indian Boarding Schools in the U.S. What is their legacy in Illinois?

Missouri municipalities can no longer charge local taxes on the back-to-school tax holiday. Teachers and students say it will help them save money.