The principal, Cedric Gerald, is facing criminal charges in a sex abuse case involving several students in another district. He remains in the St. Louis County jail.
- Monica Obradovic | Post-Dispatch
The district is considering "cost-containment measures" across all employee groups, a spokeswoman said.
- Steph Kukuljan | Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Public Schools plans to move forward with demolishing buildings even as one developer says it has failed to respond to his attempts to buy one of the schools.
- Monica Obradovic | Post-Dispatch
A tutoring program run by nonprofit Welcome Neighbor STL is one of several supports for Afghan refugees in St. Louis that leaders say are under threat as federal funding expires.
- Colleen Schrappen | Post-Dispatch
The "reconfiguration" will send St. Joseph students to nearby St. Paul, the archdiocese said.
- Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent
The breakdown killed legislation that would have shaped Kehoe’s push for an A-F grading system for public schools, one of his top education priorities.
- Monica Obradovic | Post-Dispatch
The university said Alpha Eta Rho fraternity can no longer participate in any university-related activity, from chapter meetings to recruitment.
Montessori Adolescent Program (MAP) middle and high school will close this month with 26 students and seven staff members.
A bill to create a new faction of school protection officers with “physical fitness superior to a U.S. Marine” got final approval from Missouri lawmakers in the final days of the legislative session.
The new dean of the John E. Simon School of Business at Maryville University got her professional start in 2002 as a stock analyst for State Farm Insurance.
The St. Louis native's spectacular success in comic-book movies began at SLUH and SLU.
The measure, which will go into effect in the 2028 election cycle, is aimed at boosting turnout, but opponents countered that it will introduce partisanship into races for school boards.
St. Louis native Andy Cohen gave the keynote address at Washington University's graduation ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2026.
The St. Louis native and creator of popular reality TV shows addressed the meaning of success.
Lawmakers could have put their own plan into statute, but could not agree on a plan.
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. May’s winner is Ms. Joy Johnson, a fourth-grade teacher at Lexington Elementary School in St. Louis Public School District. Ms. Johnson …
School leaders said the principal didn't immediately alert police and the superintendent after confiscating an unloaded gun on school grounds, violating district procedures.
Content by Confluence Academies. In this episode of Confluence Conversations, Dream Builders 4 Equity shares they’re doing more than just offering work experience.
Zachery Robert Leonard, 42, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl and exchanging sexually explicit text messages with her.
The nonprofit brings together public, private, parochial and charter schools in the Shaw neighborhood for science and nutrition education.
Prosecutors say Alex Reichert, 36, made a recent post on Instagram that police said "could reasonably be perceived as threats of mass violence" toward the St. Charles School District.
12 pairs of twins are part of Ladue Horton Watkins High’s graduating class this year, out of 353 students.
The donation will support faculty hiring, scholarships and new research initiatives.
Karla Eslinger announced her retirement as commissioner during a state education board meeting at St. Louis Community College-Forest Park.
Frustrations came to a head during a town hall with Harris-Stowe President LaTonia Collins Smith, Monday night, as dozens of angry parents barraged her with questions.
Parents at St. Michael's Episcopal Day School found out the school would close less than a month before the end of the academic year.
Clem Smith is a former member of the Missouri House
Dotson will assume the role on June 1 after managing security for Amtrak since 2018.
Since its founding in 2008, SWAP has distributed about $116,042 worth of merchandise and diverted 10,273 items, or five tons of waste of material, from landfills as of 2025.
Missouri legislators are unlikely to fully fund the K-12 education system for 2026-27, which could lead to school closures and layoffs.

