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It's back to classes — online or in person — as plans for spring semester develop

Friday, January 8, 2021 - 3:19pm

Some students will return to classrooms this month for the first time since March as school districts complete their spring semester plans.

St. Louis Public Schools will reopen its middle and high schools Jan. 11, following a week of virtual learning after the winter break. About two-thirds of students in the district are expected to return to buildings, with the rest staying virtual.

Fauci strikes hopeful tone in speech to Washington University students

Friday, January 8, 2021 - 3:19pm

ST. LOUIS — The coronavirus pandemic will get worse before it gets better, but vaccinations “will be the real gateway” to a return to normal, Dr. Anthony Fauci told a group of Washington University scientists and students on Thursday.

Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, spoke remotely during the Washington U. School of Medicine’s “Grand Rounds” forum. The live lecture allows experts to discuss clinical problems and new research. The event was accessible to the public via YouTube.

Teachers need to understand their impact, says Missouri's Teacher of the Year

Monday, January 4, 2021 - 1:07pm

Darrion Cockrell hated school as a child, as he navigated the foster care system. He joined a gang by age 10.

But with the help of the educators around him, Cockrell worked his way up and eventually became a teacher himself — one of the best in Missouri, in fact.

Two St. Louis-area Boys and Girls Clubs will merge

Monday, January 4, 2021 - 1:06pm

ST. LOUIS — The Mathews-Dickey Boys' & Girls' Club and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis announced Monday they would merge starting Jan. 1.

The combined organization will be under the Mathew-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club name and location in the 4200 block of North Kingshighway.

In October, BGCSTL also announced a merger with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bethalto, which has two locations in Illinois.

Angela Toczylowski is recruiting young scientists one class at a time

Monday, January 4, 2021 - 1:06pm

“All you need is science.”

This was the mantra that Angela Toczylowski’s mother, a science teacher, imprinted in her mind from an early age. The statement was more than a play on a catchy Beatles’ song, but a reminder that a methodical approach to life can be applied to everything we do.

This understanding of life and the world around her was Toczylowski’s inspiration for pursuing the field of education and the study of science herself.

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