ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis public school district is suing 32 teachers for breaking their contracts by leaving their jobs early. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the district filed nearly identical lawsuits this summer against teachers who left the district in 2015 or 2016. Starting in 2015, the district required non-tenured teachers…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A new Missouri law has made 183 St. Louis teachers eligible for retirement, though the district’s top administrator and union members don’t expect an exodus of teachers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the school district is sending teachers a letter signed by Superintendent Kelvin Adams and the American Federation of…
The State Board of Education has voted unanimously to classify St. Louis Public Schools as fully accredited, effective immediately. According to the department, staff outlined the district’s student growth in academics as well as stability in leadership and finances. “This is an opportunity to celebrate really great things in the district,” State Board President Charlie…
(KTRS) – Dr. Kelvin Adams will remain as the superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools through the end of the 2019 school year. The 3-year extension will keep Adams’ salary at $225,000 a year–the Post-Dispatch reports that is the same salary he had when he started in 2008. Adams will now get a car allowance of…
Los Angeles, CA (KTRS) The Rams may not be the only ones going to L.A. According to the Los Angeles Times, Dr. Kelvin Adams, the superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools, is on the short list of those being considered to lead the Los Angeles Unified School District. L.A. Chief Deputy Superintendent Michelle King is…