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Brian Moline/St. Louis Public RadioEdwardsville 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. -
Rici Hoffarth/St. Louis Public RadioThe 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.
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The bill that would force Freeburg to ditch its mascot is scheduled to be called in two House Education Policy Committee hearings this week. -
The university created a committee to examine the events of student-led protests on campus in April 2024, which ultimately found that school officials acted within their rights to break up demonstrations. -
At least nine other states have adopted statewide policies limiting or banning the use of cell phones in schools. Elsewhere, even in the absence of a statewide policy, individual districts have begun acting on their own. -
Students at Dupo High School must keep backpacks in lockers and are not allowed between classes to carry drawstring bags, purses, or any small bags or clutches with straps that are larger than 5 by 9 inches besides Chromebook bags. -
Leadership changes in two St. Louis-area districts come as they navigate post-pandemic relief budget shortfalls and increased scrutiny over curriculum. -
The proposal would allow all students currently declared as a physics major or minor an opportunity to complete the program. It would not eliminate all physics courses. -
Cougar KickBots is a program starting at Alton Middle School this week that combines on-field soccer instruction with STEM concepts and robotics. -
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has backed proposed legislation that would ban cellphones in classrooms, with some exceptions. What’s the policy in your local school district? -
Henderson will take the top job after longtime Executive Director Kelly Garrett steps down in June. -
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.
