Author: Hiba Ahmad
Hiba Ahmad
has 11.5% among authors.
BS Score: 1.5%.
Articles analyzed: 14.
Words analyzed: 47,043.
Analyzed articles
STLPR
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 6/29/2026, 5:12 PM
Appeal to Emotion 20.7% - Negativity Bias 13.6% - Appeal to Authority 12.4%
The East St. Louis School District 189 will run out of funding from the federal Full-Service Community Schools grant by the end of the week after a judge denied a preliminary injunction on Friday. Afterschool for Children and Teens Now Illinois, a nonprofit that administers the grant, sued the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary... more
STLPR
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 6/10/2026, 4:25 PM
Negativity Bias 29% - Appeal to Emotion 18.7% - Self-Serving Bias 17.9%
A new report from the Missouri state auditor’s office says Francis Howell School District leadership failed to properly vet its former superintendent before offering him a three-year contract last year. Mike Dominguez was hired by the Francis Howell Board of Education in March 2025, but was placed on leave in the summer before ever... more
STLPR
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 6/1/2026, 9:26 PM
Appeal to Emotion 13.6% - Biased Writer Voice 10.1% - Framing Effect 9.8%
Maplewood Richmond Heights School District families, staff and local activists rallied in downtown St. Louis on Monday for a family in their community that is to be deported this summer. Alba Del Socorro Matamoro-Hernandez is a custodian at the district's Education Center. She and her family fled political persecution in Nicaragua and... more
STLPR
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 5/29/2026, 11:17 PM
Appeal to Emotion 15.4% - Negativity Bias 14.7% - Framing Effect 14.3%
A custodian in the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District is set to be deported in June after he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on May 18. Boanerges Flores-Bravo sought asylum at the U.S. southern border four years ago with his wife, Alba Del Socorro Matamoro-Hernandez, and daughter after fleeing political... more
STLPR
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 5/28/2026, 10:00 AM
Self-Serving Bias 19.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 18.6% - Anecdotal 15.5%
The Special School District of St. Louis County’s Board of Education approved a salary freeze for unionized workers, including teachers and paraprofessionals, on Tuesday. The district provides special education services and support for over 23,000 students and partners with 22 public school districts in St. Louis County. SSD is facing an... more
STLPR
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 5/15/2026, 9:53 PM
Negativity Bias 27.4% - Appeal to Emotion 23.9% - Appeal to Authority 20.2%
Over a hundred people rallied on the steps of City Hall in downtown St. Louis on Friday and demanded $150 million in Rams settlement funds for tornado recovery. The demands come after Mayor Cara Spencer and Board of Aldermen President Megan Green announced a bill that would allot $110 million to tornado recovery and north city... more
STLPR
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 5/15/2026, 10:00 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 21.4% - Negativity Bias 20.7% - Unattributed Quote 14.1%
St. Louis wasn’t ready when an EF3 tornado hit the city last May, leaving multiple people dead and wreaking $1.6 billion in damage across the region. In the early days after the storm, local community groups, nonprofits and residents stepped in to provide hot meals and clothing while city fire, police and EMS departments worked to clear... more
St. Louis Public Radio
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 5/13/2026, 10:00 AM
Negativity Bias 13.7% - Appeal to Emotion 9.9% - Optimism Bias 8.7%
Larry Powell is known to take daily walks around his Academy neighborhood. His routine consists of strolling along blocks of generational homes of longtime residents. Many of the original homeowners have bought second and third properties for their children. He knows many of them by name. Powell, who is a Marine Corps veteran, has done... more
St. Louis Public Radio
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 4/20/2026, 9:46 PM
Self-Serving Bias 27.2% - Negativity Bias 14.1% - Confirmation Bias 12.1%
Former Superintendent Keisha Scarlett filed suit against St. Louis Public Schools on Monday, claiming the district violated her contract during the process of firing her in 2024. Scarlett argues the district terminated her contract “to deflect its own shortcomings on her” and for reporting “illegal activity within the district.” She is... more
STLPR
- By Hiba Ahmad
- 4/15/2026, 10:00 AM
Unattributed Quote 22.3% - Halo Effect 19.8% - Appeal to Authority 14%
The Missouri State Board of Education approved an application from Frontier Schools to open the first charter school in Columbia in fall 2027. It's the first charter school approved to open in Columbia by state education officials after former Gov. Mike Parsons signed a law in 2024 that authorized the expansion of charter schools into... more