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Author Archives: Kate Grumke

Kate Grumke is St. Louis Public Radio’s education reporter. She grew up in St. Louis but spent more than five years covering politics and policy in Washington, D.C., most recently as a producer for the PBS NewsHour. Kate has covered two presidential elections and has reported from Cuba, El Salvador and Mexico. She won a 2022 Peabody Award and was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award for her coverage of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. She also won a 2019 National Murrow Award for her coverage of Oklahoma’s teacher walkout.

Kate graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and studied data journalism in Columbia University’s Lede Program. She is a huge fan of St. Louis’ food, architecture, museums and city parks.
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District cites ‘educational larceny’ in aggressive audits of student housing

Kavahn is smiling into the camera. He has glasses, brown hair and a mustache and beard.Kate is smiling into the camera. She has glasses and long blond hair. by Kavahn Mansouri and Kate Grumke

This story is republished in partnership with The Midwest Newsroom and St. Louis Public Radio. In March, a frustrated parent wrote an email to the Hazelwood School District. Her daughter had been kicked out of Jamestown Elementary School after the district conducted an investigation into where the family lived. In the email, the mother complained […]