Last month, campus leaders proposed getting rid of the physics major and minor, which was met with skepticism from some faculty and staff.

School boards in the Ferguson-Florissant and Riverview Garden school districts retain most incumbent leaders to bring stability as they navigate financial uncertainty.

The school board races signal a desire from voters to move past some of the culture war issues the districts have faced in recent years.

The current president of the SLPS Board of Education was the lone candidate running for reelection. Three other candidates running together with the support of charter school advocates also fell short of election.

UMSL said its decision to eliminate track and field will allow the university to “enhance support” for other sports. For team members, the loss is emotional.

Edwardsville and East Alton will see new board leadership as school districts have struggled to navigate budget shortfalls after pandemic-era relief money dried up last year.

The future of hundreds of investigations into possible civil rights violations at schools across the Midwest, and thousands more nationwide, are in question after the Trump Administration shuttered seven of 12 Department of Education offices charged with running the investigations.

A capacity crowd at Liberty Middle School spoke out against the cuts but went home disappointed as the board approved them by a 4-3 vote.

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

People with dwarfism find the term midget derogatory. The bill, requiring the Metro East high school to pick a replacement by 2028, could come up for debate on the House floor within two weeks.