Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government would begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests…
Education
Focus on children: playgrounds, youth sports, lead abatement
CITY HALL – The city has giving up trying to keep people out of playgrounds during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.…
The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication
(AP) – Placing an order at a deli counter while wearing a mask and standing 6 feet away can be…
Missouri adds 1,300 coronavirus cases
(AP) — Missouri health officials added 1,362 COVID-19 cases to the state’s confirmed total on Wednesday as the number of…
Teacher deaths raise alarm as new school year begins
(AP) — Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the…
Computer glitches disrupt classes as schools return online
HOUSTON (AP) — Students across the U.S. ran into computer glitches Tuesday as they began the school year with online…
College-age COVID-19 cases top 7,000 in Missouri
(AP) — More than 7,000 college-age people in Missouri have tested positive for the coronavirus since classes resumed in mid-August,…
Charter school founder admits inflating attendance
PEABODY DARST WEBBE (AP) — The founder of the defunct St. Louis College Prep Charter School, 1224 Grattan Street, admitted…
Kennard Classical Junior Academy drops Confederate officer’s name
NORTH HAMPTON (AP) — A charter school in St. Louis named after a Confederate Army lieutenant is getting a new name.…
No parties, no trips: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students…
City students will start on Aug. 31, but not in schools
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Public Schools are going all online. In a meeting Tuesday of the Board of Education,…
Catholic schools here plan in-person classes
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Louis announced on Monday plans to resume in-person classes next month even…
Schools make flexible reopening plans for fall
MANCHESTER, Mo. (AP) — Administrators in the Parkway school district in suburban St. Louis spent the summer break crafting a…
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
BOSTON (AP) — Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the administration of President Donald Trump rescinded…
Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges
In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at…
Schools in city get guidelines to reopen
ST. LOUIS – Schools hoping to reopen soon for the fall semester even as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues have…