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Proponents said consolidating the two small districts would reduce overhead costs, increase financial stability and improve the schools’ academic and athletic opportunities for students.
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The St. Louis City Board of Education announced Friday it has tapped Deputy Superintendent Millicent Borishade to lead the school district in the interim.
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A former school administrator and a regional superintendent pitched the benefits of a merger to members of both boards this week.
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“I believe in Catholic education,” Bishop Michael McGovern said. “Of all the different ministries we have, I think education is something we’ve done very well, especially in the United States.”
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Illinois high school students will begin taking the new exams in Spring 2025.
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A St. Louis-based youth organization is working to help break gender disparities in science and technology fields by boosting young girls' interest in STEM — one shop class at a time.
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KIDS COUNT, an annual child wellness report, found 20% of students in Missouri and 27% of students in Kansas were chronically absent in 2021-2022.
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Margie Vandeven, who leaves the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at the end of the month, discusses enduring problems and bright futures within Missouri’s K-12 education system.
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Students, parents and teachers protested proposals to prohibit discussions on gender identity and allow people to request books be banned. But the school board introduced the measures over those objections, with final votes coming as early as July.
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One of the proposals the school board will introduce would allow anyone who lives in the district to call for bans on books and classroom materials — and prohibit books that lack school board approval.
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The Illinois State Board of Education voted to approve the financial plan it required Grant District 110 to submit to show how it will reduce deficits and improve financial reporting, internal controls and grant management.
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While each state has different regulations for homeschooling, Illinois is among a small minority that places virtually no rules on parents who homeschool their children.