Hiba Ahmad
Education ReporterHiba Ahmad covers education for St. Louis Public Radio. She’s spent most of her career working as a producer for NPR programs Weekend Edition, All Things Considered and the daily flagship podcast Up First.
Hiba is a Virginia native but is making St. Louis her home. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in broadcast journalism and is wrapping up her masters in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at George Mason University. When she’s not in a classroom or a school board meeting, she’s out exploring the city — in search of the next best place to eat. Send her some recommendations: @hiba_ahmad96 or [email protected].
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The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. Friday in a parking lot near Harris-Stowe State University where a graduation ceremony for St. Louis Public Schools’ Sumner High School was being held. -
The annual award is given to schools with high academic achievement or those that perform at high levels while serving a significant proportion of disadvantaged students. -
The lawsuit comes nearly six months after a district audit found the former superintendent had allegedly misused public funds and violated hiring and travel policies. -
The inaugural program held monthly workshops for parents and caregivers to learn how to best support their students. -
The school transportation company said the decision to cut jobs comes after St. Louis Public Schools chose not to renew its contract for the next school year. -
The popular, multicultural festival will return to Tower Grove Park in St. Louis on Aug. 23-24. -
The Data Rescue Project at WashU is part of a national call to action to archive federal datasets before they potentially get removed by the Trump administration. -
Gateway to Reading is a program grounded in a body of research called the “Science of Reading,” an evidence-based approach to teaching reading to young learners. -
Artist and researcher Janna Añonuevo Langholz led the effort to establish a marker at the site of the former brutal “human zoo” in the 1904 World’s Fair. -
Officials at Southern University of Illinois Edwardsville and Webster University are working with international students who have had their visas revoked to help them finish their degrees in their home countries. -
School boards in the Ferguson-Florissant and Riverview Garden school districts retain most incumbent leaders to bring stability as they navigate financial uncertainty. -
The school board races signal a desire from voters to move past some of the culture war issues the districts have faced in recent years.
