Education

Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to legislation that would allow tenured St. Louis teachers to be fired for “incompetency.”

2013/03/14

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted the national “Common Core” standards in 2009.

2013/03/08

Last month, State Auditor Tom Schweich said the school district overpaid a construction company by more than $1.2 million over a ten year period.

2013/03/08

Jmiyha Rickman was reportedly throwing what has been described as a bad tantrum at Loy Joy Elementary.

2013/03/07

Quinn’s spending plan calls for more than $400 million in cuts to elementary, secondary and higher education.

2013/03/06

Wolff is currently a professor at SLU’s law school and was selected after an extensive search.

2013/03/05

Interim Dean Tom Keefe says he was too outspoken for the job.

2013/03/04

State Auditor Tom Schweich says overall, the district got a “fair” grade on its audit report.

2013/02/28

Several schools and more than a hundred jobs are on the chopping block as the St. Louis city school district attempts to put forth a balanced budget.

2013/02/28

The district’s policy committee first looked at the issue last month and delved into more details of the plan this week.

2013/02/22

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