Normandy Schools Collaborative

Some public comments have accused the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education of raising "snowflakes."

Third graders from Jefferson Elementary wrote an original libretto with support from Opera Theatre of St. Louis.

The Leadership School’s opening was delayed by multiple years, but on Monday students will begin class for the first time

At forums in Riverview Gardens and Normandy, community members came together to discuss attendance, teacher turnover and the state’s role in the school districts.

Despite candidate guides that circulated on social media, results in St. Louis region school board races didn’t point to one clear ideological trend.

Community leaders in the Normandy Schools Collaborative say the gradual return to local control of the district is an important step forward.

The Leadership School will will open in north St. Louis County this August with about 120 students in kindergarten through second grade and plans to have 450 students through the eighth grade in six years. Elected officials in the Normandy area worry that the charter school will take students and funding from public schools.

School districts across the region say they are having difficulties covering classes as teachers and staff are out sick because of COVID-19. Some say Missouri should provide more flexibility to allow virtual learning.

The Missouri State Board of Education voted to allow Riverview Gardens School District and Normandy Schools Collaborative to have two locally elected members on their governing boards.

School districts in the St. Louis Metro are experiencing a staffing, supply and teacher shortage that’s grown with the coronavirus pandemic.