private schools /tags/private-schools private schools en-US Copyright © 2024 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT Forsyth School students learn about elections by voting for a new mascot /education/2024-11-05/st-louis-forsyth-school-mascot-elections Students at Forsyth School in St. Louis learned about how elections work by holding an election of their own for their school mascot — Freddie the Falcon. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-11-05/st-louis-forsyth-school-mascot-elections Hiba Ahmad Missouri Senate strikes deal to boost public-school funding in private-school tax-credit bill /government-politics-issues/2024-03-13/missouri-senate-strikes-deal-to-boost-public-school-funding-in-private-school-tax-credit-bill The Senate gave initial approval to a 153-page education package with 20 of the chamber’s 34 members in support. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:11:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-13/missouri-senate-strikes-deal-to-boost-public-school-funding-in-private-school-tax-credit-bill Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Senate committee debates expanding tax credits for private school tuition /education/2024-01-11/missouri-senate-committee-debates-expanding-tax-credits-for-private-school-tuition Income and geographic restrictions would be loosened for a tax-credit program that provides scholarships to help pay for private school tuition under a bill debated Wednesday by the Missouri Senate’s education committee. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-01-11/missouri-senate-committee-debates-expanding-tax-credits-for-private-school-tuition Annelise Hanshaw Missouri S&T to distribute K-12 scholarships for private, homeschool students /education/2023-12-14/missouri-s-t-to-distribute-k-12-scholarships-for-private-homeschool-students Missouri’s tax-credit-funded scholarship program will gain a new partner in one of the state’s largest public education institutions. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:00:00 GMT /education/2023-12-14/missouri-s-t-to-distribute-k-12-scholarships-for-private-homeschool-students Annelise Hanshaw Illinois lawmakers decline to extend private school scholarship tax credit program /education/2023-11-09/illinois-lawmakers-decline-to-extend-private-school-scholarship-tax-credit-program This year's Illinois veto session adjourns without renewing the state's Invest in Kids Act. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:00:58 GMT /education/2023-11-09/illinois-lawmakers-decline-to-extend-private-school-scholarship-tax-credit-program Peter Hancock Parents and alumni celebrate plan for Rosati-Kain School to remain open /education/2022-12-27/parents-and-alumni-celebrate-plan-for-rosati-kain-school-to-remain-open Parents of Rosati-Kain High School students are feeling hopeful for the school’s future following news that the girls catholic high school will remain open after all. Tue, 27 Dec 2022 23:54:26 GMT /education/2022-12-27/parents-and-alumni-celebrate-plan-for-rosati-kain-school-to-remain-open Chad Davis How A St. Louis School Made In-Person Learning Work, All Year Long /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-01/how-a-st-louis-school-made-in-person-learning-work-all-year-long Lutheran South High School survived a year of in-person schooling with zero cases of on-campus spread. Principal Jonathan Butterfield explained what the school got right on "St. Louis on the Air." Wed, 02 Jun 2021 21:03:36 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-01/how-a-st-louis-school-made-in-person-learning-work-all-year-long Sarah Fenske Marian Middle School Wraps Students In Support All The Way Through College /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-09/how-st-louis-only-catholic-all-girls-middle-school-has-evolved-over-21-years Marian Middle School is the city's only all-girls Catholic middle school. School administrators describe it as a “school beyond walls” because its students are equipped with resources that help them, and their families, overcome societal and financial obstacles. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:15:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-09/how-st-louis-only-catholic-all-girls-middle-school-has-evolved-over-21-years Lara Hamdan Missouri House OKs State-Sponsored Scholarships For Private School, Excludes Rural Areas /government-politics-issues/2021-02-25/missouri-house-oks-state-sponsored-scholarships-for-private-school-excludes-rural-areas The legislation creates what is called the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Account and falls in line with the Republican effort of so-called school choice. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 02:45:10 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-02-25/missouri-house-oks-state-sponsored-scholarships-for-private-school-excludes-rural-areas Jaclyn Driscoll Westminster Christian’s ‘Another Day Of Masks’ Is The Pandemic Parody We Needed /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-19/friday-westminster-christians-another-day-of-masks-is-the-pandemic-parody-we-needed Westminster Christian Academy in suburban St. Louis may have landed on the perfect 2020 parody video: A knockoff of "LaLa Land's "Another Day in the Sun" titled “Another Day of Masks.” The school’s director of marketing and communications and its student co-star discussed the video on St. Louis on the Air. Fri, 20 Nov 2020 20:30:36 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-19/friday-westminster-christians-another-day-of-masks-is-the-pandemic-parody-we-needed Sarah Fenske