Education

The African and African American Studies department at Washington University at St. Louis will teach area high school educators about African American history in St. Louis and ways to incorporate the history into class lessons.

The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declares affirmative action policies unconstitutional.

A 2016 Missouri law allows school districts to punish teachers for breaking employment contracts.

Julian Nicks replaces former CEO Tasmyn Scarl, who recently resigned after two months on the job. Scarl's departure followed a wave of criticism from Launchcode employees and students that the organization had not publicly supported its transgender students and staff on social media.

After 7 years, Tishaura Jones' signature college savings account program has limited buy-in and an average account stuck at $73.

Programs like College Kids represent a new, possible way to fight an old problem: multi-generational poverty.

The Legal Roundtable considers Missouri’s mandatory school attendance law, Kim Gardner’s departure and artificial intelligence.

The case centers around two parents, both of whom were sentenced to jail time because their six-year-old children missed too many days of school.

The school purchased a vehicle it calls the STEM Mobile that will take portable experiments and other hands-on science opportunities to younger students.

Missouri pays its teachers some of the lowest salaries in the nation, and many educators are leaving the profession.