St. Louis Public Schools needs to cut spending. Closing schools won't help. Experts in school closure doubt an estimate that SLPS could save $182 million in maintenance costs by closing 37 of its 68 buildings.

Few school districts rebound from pandemic learning loss across St. Louis region Maplewood Richmond Heights, Valley Park and Webster Groves are the only three to score higher in English and math this year compared to 2019.

Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Valley Park and Webster Groves are the only #StLouis area districts that scored higher in English and math this year than in 2019, before the pandemic.

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Interim superintendent for St. Louis Public Schools gets temporary state certification Millicent Borishade’s superintendent certificate from the state education department expires in October 2025.

The interim superintendent of SLPS has obtained a one-year certification from the MO education dept. Millicent Borishade makes $230,000 and is working without a contract. The school board has not said if they plan to search for a permanent superintendent. www.stltoday.com/news/local/e...