Schools

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

A state appellate court says it won’t be reversing the decision of a Springfield judge that essentially ended Illinois’ school mask mandate.

Sangamon County judge says Gov. J.B. Pritzker's emergency masking rules were improper.

Last month, multiple school districts made plans to make masks optional in schools, but many have reversed course amid rising COVID-19 cases.

St. Louis-area educators struggle to staff classrooms amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases stemming from the highly contagious Omicron variant.

The minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour, FOID card renewals will be streamlined and public colleges and universities won’t be able to require standardized tests for admission.

Districts across the region are meeting to consider moving toward optional masking as soon as next month, if COVID-19 cases are not above certain thresholds.

Both political parties have introduced proposals for a bill of rights aimed at parents with children in schools.

The state school board association withdrew from its parent organization over a letter calling for action against “domestic terrorism."

Some major changes triggered by the pandemic have been made permanent. And the libraries are being honored for a top state award too.