Education Feb 09 In one Missouri school district, tension and confusion over school board’s changing COVID protocols Parents say while the Wentzville Board of Education is making decisions to cease contact tracing and the state leaders are taking action against the districts, they are left to figure out what to do.
Education Dec 08 At least 70 people were enslaved by the Jesuits in St. Louis. Descendants are now telling their stories Across the country, people have come to discover and question the church’s role in their families’ stories, as the Society of Jesus and affiliated organizations have started to examine its history more closely.
Education Nov 24 Students who launched pro-slavery petition at Missouri high school sue after suspensions, expulsion On Sept. 17, according to the suit, the district interviewed the students involved and subsequently charged them with violating school policy.
Education Nov 23 Schools across the country are struggling to find staff. Here’s why Paying students to serve lunches during school hours. Bringing retired teachers back to the classroom. Across the country, these are some of the short-term solutions to a nationwide shortage of school staff…
Nation Oct 15 Missouri city honors Black doctor whose land was taken decades ago through eminent domain Historically, urban renewal and eminent domain have separated hundreds of thousands of African Americans from their property and locked them out of generational wealth. But a newly dedicated park outside St. Louis, Missouri is one of the latest attempts to…
Nation Oct 14 Decades after a Missouri town seized a Black doctor’s home, his relatives sought to reclaim his land — and his story CREVE COEUR- At the end of a winding road in Creve Coeur, just west of St. Louis County, a park now bears the name of Dr. Howard P Venable, the Black ophthalmologist who purchased the land as his own more…
Education Sep 29 A pro-slavery petition is the latest racist incident at this Kansas City high school. Parents say they’ve had enough Parents say the district is doing little to mitigate the ongoing problems, including individual attacks on students based on their race.
Politics Sep 24 Missouri revisits 8-week abortion ban as laws are challenged nationwide The case examines a 2019 bill signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson that would make abortions illegal after eight weeks.
World Sep 10 For Haitians in U.S., a constant feeling of deja vu as disasters destroy their homeland Weeks after a massive earthquake devastated parts of Haiti, aid has yet to reach some of the more remote areas, and the suffering — and death toll — is growing. Here in the U.S, the more than million…
Education Sep 08 Missouri left mask rules up to school districts. Parents say their kids are at risk Missouri parents say they've had to constantly adjust as mask rules change across the state.