St. Louis Public Schools

The U.S. Department of Education can only be fully closed through an act of Congress.

Staff members and teachers from the Nahed Chapman New American Academy presented a petition in support of the program after SLPS leadership announced the program would be undergoing major changes.

Three seats are up for grabs for the April 8 election. The St. Louis Board of Education is in charge of governing one of the largest public school districts in the region.

The St. Louis Public Schools superintendent announced the news to teachers and staff during professional development meetings on Friday.

Eleven candidates are running for three seats on the Board of Education for the St. Louis Public Schools. The election will be held on April 8.

There are now 11 candidates running in the April 8 election to fill three seats on the board.

The board appointed Borishade as superintendent during a closed session Tuesday night without opening up a formal hiring process.

A group of parents, students and school leaders held a "Day of Action" in Jefferson City, where they asked state lawmakers to support legislation to fully fund public schools.

The announcement of the new contract with school transportation provider Zu̅m comes after the school district has relied on a patchwork of vendors to get kids to and from school.

"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.