James Wiggins holds his son Jaylen Wiggins, 4, right, as Daevion Collins, 4, far left, and A’aron Simmons, Jr., 3, look on following their first Fathers Walk at Michelle Obama Early Childhood Academic Center in Bellefontaine Neighbors on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The walk series, promoting positive male role models in the Riverview Gardens School District, will be held at various schools on Wednesday mornings in October.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Riverview Gardens will cut nearly 100 positions as it seeks to balance a budget bloated by pandemic relief, joining a growing number of school districts crunching finances amid widespread challenges in education.
Fifth grade teacher Arianne Diño moved from the Philippines to teach at Lemaster Elementary School in the Riverview Gardens school district. She is among the international teachers brought to the 51ºÚÁÏ area to fill teacher positions that would have likely remained vacant or filled with non-certified teachers or substitutes amid a national shortage.
James Wiggins holds his son Jaylen Wiggins, 4, right, as Daevion Collins, 4, far left, and A’aron Simmons, Jr., 3, look on following their first Fathers Walk at Michelle Obama Early Childhood Academic Center in Bellefontaine Neighbors on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The walk series, promoting positive male role models in the Riverview Gardens School District, will be held at various schools on Wednesday mornings in October.
