ST. LOUIS— St. Louis residents elected three new members to the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education.
Brian Marston, Karen Collins-Adams and Allisa “AJ” Foster were approved for a four-year term on Tuesday. Former Board president Toni Cousins was the only member to run for re-election, but lost the seat by more than 3,400 votes.
Marston, the Board’s only district parent, is also president of the nonprofit organization Metropolis St. Louis and a web developer at Washington University. Collins-Adams, a former Hazelwood School District principal, has professional experience in special school districts and higher education. Foster, a 2016 graduate from St. Louis Public Schools, works for the non-profit technology research organization Digital Promise.
Election results for the City of St. Louis shows a 10% drop in voter participation, losing more than 12,000 participants since the last school board election in 2021.