St. Louis Public Schools

"I can no longer serve on a board in good conscience that isn't acting ethically and upholding a responsibility to the public to thoroughly evaluate and report on the district's mismanagement of funds," Weiss said before walking out of Tuesday night's meeting.

According to the lawsuit, the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education told Chester Asher he’d been warned about being “disrespectful” while speaking at public meetings before issuing a six-month ban.

A dozen candidates have filed to run for three seats on the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education in April. Missing from the list are two current board members, Matt Davis and Natalie Vowell.

Matt Davis announced his decision hours ahead of the deadline to file paperwork to run for another term in April.

It's been a wild year rife with protests, innovation, petty scandals, insects, celestial happenings — and much more.

St. Louis Public Schools has named Kacy Davis as its new head of transportation after the previous director, Toyin Akinola, retired in October. The district will implement a new policy to require all parents of current SLPS students to re-enroll their children for the next school year.

St. Louis Public Schools demands all district-issued credit cards be returned to the chief financial officer after an investigation found evidence of misuse of school funds.

St. Louis Public Schools has chosen Katrina Hubbard as the district’s new internal auditor, pending a background check, according to interim Superintendent Millicent Borishade.

Construction is expected to begin next summer on the historic Eliot Elementary School in St. Louis’ Fairground neighborhood. The school will become an addiction treatment center that also addresses homelessness and mental health issues.

St. Louis Public Radio obtained credit card statements from former St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett that are at the center of a new district investigation.