Bayless Elementary School was awarded $1,915 by Maritz and the Arts and Education Council for an arts education project.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has announced the semi-finalists for the 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year award, including four from the St. Louis area.

The semi-finalists from St. Louis are Courtney Duffy, a math teacher at Bayless Elementary School; Jennifer Kist, a special education teacher at Fort Zumwalt Early Childhood Center; Hester Menier ...