Public Education

St. Louis Public Schools begins year without enough buses to get students to class

(The Center Square) – Bus transportation on the first day of school often has problems or miscommunication on new bus stops, changes in routes from last year and late arrivals. Read More

Public Education

St. Louis public schools grapple with board squabbles, audit requests after superintendent’s leave of absence

The St. Louis mayor has requested an audit of the city’s public schools one week after the furlough of its superintendent, even as school board members… Read More

Public Education

‘Concerns’ acknowledged after St Louis Public Schools superintendent’s sudden leave of absence

The St. Louis Board of Education has placed its school superintendent on an abrupt leave of absence weeks before the school year, citing concerns after her brief one-year tenure. Superintendent… Read More

Public Education

St. Louis joins other cities in raising school taxes while student achievement falls

Should public schools raise taxes to cover payroll, even amid failing test scores? That’s apparently what the St. Louis Public Schools district is considering: raising property taxes $6 million annually… Read More

Courts

Former St. Louis principal pleads guilty after using school funds to hire a hitman to kill pregnant girlfriend 

A former principal of a Missouri middle school pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony charges related to a 2016 murder-for-hire conspiracy fueled by school funds. Cornelius Green stole $2,500 from Carr… Read More