Are teaching jobs still recession proof?
Illinois' budget woes means that school districts across the state are laying off teachers. In recent days, news of layoffs in Missouri proves that teaching jobs are not recession proof.
President Barack Obama's Nobel Prize win is benefitting St. Louis-area students and teachers.
Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage.
Rockwood school district kids going to New Orleans for Katrina relief efforts
Students in the Rockwood School District are sharing their spring break with others. They're heading to New Orleans to help rebuild the area that was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina nearly five years ago.
Gov. Jay Nixon proposes merger of Missouri's two education agencies
Missouri's higher education commissioner is endorsing Gov. Jay Nixon's proposal to merge the state's two education agencies.
Treaty on human rights has Washington University origins
Experts on international law are reviewing a draft treaty on crimes against humanity that got its start at Washington University in St. Louis.
Confluence Academy teachers embarrass themselves after students raise money for charity
Teachers should know by now that if you dare the students to achieve a particular goal they will usually succeed. See pictures from Friday's school assembly.
East Alton Superintendent Virgil Moore said the school board voted Thursday night during a closed session to eliminate 11 teacher positions for the 2010-2011 school year. More cuts could be coming.
One student was arrested and another injured following a fight at University City High School Thursday afternoon.
The Lindbergh Schools Board of Education approved a plan Tuesday night to cut $4.7 million dollars, which includes eliminating 60 teaching, staff and administrative positions.
The Kansas City school board is closing nearly half of the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.
School children across Missouri practiced for the day a tornado could strike.
A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
Governors and education leaders on Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an attempt to raise student achievement nationwide.
St. Louis-area schools were among 22 schools across the state honored by the Missouri ACT State Organization and ACT for having one or more students in its 2009 graduating class that scored a perfect 36 on the ACT college admissions and placement exam.
Excitement is building at St. Charles High School in anticipation of the President's visit to the school on Wednesday afternoon.
A fifth-grade class in Maplewood is leading the charge to help a World War II veteran get a Purple Heart.
52 Missouri schools were identified as eligible for federal School Improvement Grants because they are among the lowest achieving in the state. 37 are in St. Louis City or County.
St. Louis College of Pharmacy has received the largest gift in the school's 146-year history.
A school district recycling center is under fire from residents and politicians. The Parkway School District's recovery facility in Chesterfield is a recycling center and a revenue producer.
The Roxana School District says with Pre-K funding for next fall uncertain, the program must be canceled now to give effected teachers their required notice.
Dr. Mary Hermann named Clayton superintendent
The Clayton School District has a new superintendent.
Twin Oaks Christian School students collecting shoes for Kenyan charity
Students at a Ballwin middle school are collecting hundreds of thousands of shoes over the next couple weeks with the goal of helping the people of Kenya get much needed drinking water.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announces grant for St. Charles Community College
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced St. Charles Community College will receive a $1.1 million grant to help fund the Training for Tomorrow program to help prepare people for careers in high-demand fields.
St. Louis Public school students got to see what life is like for their role models, St. Louis police recruits.
University of Missouri students apologize for cotton ball stunt
Two University of Missouri students have apologized for scattering cotton balls outside the Black Culture Center on campus.
A preschool student at a Catholic school in Boulder will not be allowed to return next school year because of what is going on at home.
The St. Louis Rams and the U.S. Army have teamed up with local community leaders to help stem the city's high dropout rate.
Two eastern Missouri colleges will get state grant money to help fill critical jobs in their regions.
The Riverview Gardens School District cancelled classes for the rest of the day at the high school because of a gas leak.
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