/tags/public-schools Public Schools en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:29:45 GMT /news-briefs/2025-02-24/slps-board-candidate-robert-mason-drops-out There are now 11 candidates running in the April 8 election to fill three seats on the board. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:29:45 GMT /news-briefs/2025-02-24/slps-board-candidate-robert-mason-drops-out Hiba Ahmad /education/2025-01-07/teacher-retention-missouri-first-increase-since-pandemic Department of Secondary and Elementary Education officials said the data signals a turning point in a teacher shortage the state has struggled to address in recent years. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:36:53 GMT /education/2025-01-07/teacher-retention-missouri-first-increase-since-pandemic Hiba Ahmad /education/2025-01-07/lawsuit-accuses-st-louis-public-school-board-of-illegally-banning-advocate-from-meetings According to the lawsuit, the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education told Chester Asher he’d been warned about being “disrespectful” while speaking at public meetings before issuing a six-month ban. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:01:07 GMT /education/2025-01-07/lawsuit-accuses-st-louis-public-school-board-of-illegally-banning-advocate-from-meetings Debra Chandler Landis /news-briefs/2024-12-04/homeschooling-has-doubled-in-missouri-and-that-could-help-explain-lower-school-enrollment The number of homeschooled students in Missouri has nearly doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study from St. Louis University. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-04/homeschooling-has-doubled-in-missouri-and-that-could-help-explain-lower-school-enrollment Hiba Ahmad /education/2024-06-21/francis-howell-school-board-tables-gender-identity-book-ban-measures 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. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-21/francis-howell-school-board-tables-gender-identity-book-ban-measures Lauren Brennecke /education/2024-06-20/francis-howell-school-board-to-consider-banning-books-and-discussion-on-gender-identity 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. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-20/francis-howell-school-board-to-consider-banning-books-and-discussion-on-gender-identity Lauren Brennecke /education/2023-08-31/missourians-want-to-pay-teachers-more-but-increasingly-say-public-schools-are-poor A new poll from St. Louis University and YouGov found support for increased funding for some education initiatives but growing discontent with public schools in Missouri. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /education/2023-08-31/missourians-want-to-pay-teachers-more-but-increasingly-say-public-schools-are-poor Kate Grumke /education/2023-08-15/parents-can-face-jail-time-over-unexcused-school-absences-missouri-supreme-court-rules Missouri Supreme Court Judge Robin Ransom wrote, with five in concurrence, that the unexcused absences in the case violated state law. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:00:17 GMT /education/2023-08-15/parents-can-face-jail-time-over-unexcused-school-absences-missouri-supreme-court-rules Annelise Hanshaw /education/2023-05-25/missouri-supreme-court-to-decide-whether-school-districts-can-jail-parents-for-absent-students The case centers around two parents, both of whom were sentenced to jail time because their six-year-old children missed too many days of school. Thu, 25 May 2023 19:09:11 GMT /education/2023-05-25/missouri-supreme-court-to-decide-whether-school-districts-can-jail-parents-for-absent-students Annelise Hanshaw /education/2023-05-22/missouri-saw-drop-in-preschool-enrollment-in-2022-but-new-funding-aims-to-improve-access Enrollment for Missouri-funded preschool programs fell during the 2021-22 school year, according to a new report by the National Institute for Early Education Research. Statewide pre-K and child care advocates hope recently passed legislation improves access. Mon, 22 May 2023 10:15:00 GMT /education/2023-05-22/missouri-saw-drop-in-preschool-enrollment-in-2022-but-new-funding-aims-to-improve-access Chad Davis