Alert Edwardsville School District to lay off 16 teachers Blythe Bernhard | Post-Dispatch Mar 25, 2025 Mar 25, 2025 0 Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EDWARDSVILLE — The Edwardsville School Board approved a plan to lay off 16 teachers at the end of the school year.kAmp== @7 E96 E62496CD 2C6 :? E96:C 7:CDE @C D64@?5 J62C H:E9 E96 t5H2C5DG:==6 $49@@= s:DEC:4E] x? 255:E:@? E@ E96 =2J@77D[ E96 5:DEC:4E >2J ?@E C6A=246 2E =62DE D6G6? E62496CD H9@ 2C6 C6E:C:?8 2?5 4@F=5 D9:7E @E96C DE277 >6>36CD :?E@ 5:776C6?E C@=6D[ D2:5 $FA6C:?E6?56?E !2EC:4< $96=E@?]k^AmkAmQW%96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4EX :D 7:?2?4:2==J 962=E9J E@52J[ 2?5 H6 ?665 E@ 6?DFC6 E92E H6 4@?E:?F6 E@ >2:?E2:? E92E 7:?2?4:2= 962=E9[Q $96=E@? 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Edwardsville school district separates from superintendent after suspension Edwardsville District 7 has approved a separation agreement with Superintendent Patrick Shelton, nearly three months after the school board su…
KIPP ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ charter schools plan layoffs by next fall An unknown number of KIPP employees have been told their positions will be eliminated after this school year.
