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Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioThe Annual Performance Report awards school districts and charter school systems a score for factors such as academic performance, attendance and strong school finance. St. Louis-area superintendents said the scores don’t represent the full breadth of student achievement. -
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In a letter shared with St. Louis Public Radio, Board of Education President Karen Collins-Adams listed a series of concerns about “an increasing pattern of unauthorized communications from you over the last several months.” -
The district temporarily closed seven of its buildings after the deadly May 16 tornado damaged a dozen of the district’s schools. Nearly 2,000 students were reassigned to other schools within the district. -
Ben Conover resigned on Monday, calling out “reckless actions” and “duplicitous leadership” of the St. Louis Board of Education. -
The board voted to end its contract with Superintendent Millicent Borishade, who has held the top role for just over a year. -
A new report from St. Louis University researchers found that many Black teachers in Missouri faced employment termination or other forms of classroom displacement as a result of integration between 1954 and 1970. -
Students, teachers and administrators are learning to adapt this school year after Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed legislation in July that restricted the use of electronic personal devices during the school day. -
The Missouri Equity Education Partnership, the St. Charles County NAACP and other groups say the Francis Howell School District needs to address a longstanding pattern of racism and enact new policies and procedures. -
After working to acquire schools in Missouri for the last 3½ years, Inspire Schools officially rebranded seven early childcare schools in St. Charles County and one in Troy in August, bringing a new early childhood curriculum with it. -
The American Federation of Teachers Local 420 offered alternative ideas to shutting down buildings in St. Louis Public Schools during a summit on Wednesday, but did not discuss how new programs and schools would be funded. -
Interim Superintendent Mark Delaney said in an email to families on Wednesday that school officials conducted an investigation in partnership with police and found evidence that a district custodian is responsible for the graffiti.
