Blythe Bernhard

The audit is expected to focus on SLPS operations, like property management, as district leaders prepare to shutter more than 20 schools.

The district's first tax hike proposal in 15 years would raise annual property taxes by $500 for a house with an assessed value of $400,000.

All three subjects improved over last year to proficient and advanced rates 45% in English, 44% in math and 42% in science.

Vivo St. Louis and Vivo Kansas City were stopped from opening this month by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

About 20% of bond funding has gone to 22 schools proposed to close in 2027 under the district's Future Ready consolidation plan.

The new proposal drops the number of school closures to 14, keeping open Adams, Bryan Hill, Humboldt, Jefferson, Laclede, Lyon and Peabody.

School board members criticized the plan for ignoring gifted magnet schools and disproportionately affecting Black students.

The latest school consolidation plan for St. Louis Public Schools drew immediate pushback this week from some school board members who complained the proposal disproportionately affects Black students, does not

District leaders sold vacant buildings in secret and did not enforce bus safety violations among other citations in the report.

Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier will host a meeting Wednesday and SLPS will host two meetings later this month.