Here’s something you wouldn’t normally think about — keeping bugs and critters out of schools.  But think about it — if you were a mouse, wouldn’t you skitter on over to a building that has several entrances and exits, cracks…

It seems some St. Louis Public School teachers did not receive their retroactive raises this past Friday, and aren’t happy about it.

The school board approved a 3 percent raise this spring, retroactive to July 1 last year. Teachers said they…

Today is the the last day on the job for Kathy Reznikov, Director of Communications for the Ladue School District. This ends her seventh school year as spokesperson.

Replacing Reznikov is former Ladue school board member Susan Dielmann, who was first…

The Missouri state board of education announced today that it will hold a news conference Thursday morning to introduce the state’s new commissioner of education.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has asked former commissioners of education, members of the…

Missouri students are waiting to find out if their trip to Honduras to work with local residents on water safety and filtration issues will be canceled by Sunday’s military coup. Members of Engineers Without Borders at the Missouri University of…

Congratulations to Beverly Field Whittington, a vocal music specialist who has been with St. Louis Public Schools for 28 years, who was honored last week as the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Educator of the Year. Whittington was nominated by the…

A Missouri judge has rejected a challenge to the way charter schools are funded in the state.

Cole County Judge Richard Callahan ruled against the Kansas City School District today, according to the Associated Press, after the district filed suit over…

The Normandy School District Board of Education has elected Sheila Grimes Williams as its newest board member, and Curt R. Green to serve as principal of Normandy High School.

Williams fills the vacancy from Patricia Madison’s resignation. She will serve until…

Joann Ordinachev has been elected president of the STLCC Board of Trustees

Robert Nelson’s three-year reign as president of the St. Louis Community College’s Board of Trustees has come to an end. Earlier this month, the board unanimously elected trustee Joann Ordinachev…

An email that came across my Inbox today is one more piece of proof that private universities have responded to the economic crisis with lower tuition increases than usual.

According to a survey of 350 independent colleges, the average tuition and…