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Local teacher groups optimistic about state’s new plan to retain teachers

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is working to keep teachers in their profession. The department recently launched the state’s first “Teacher recruitment and retention playbook,” aimed at improving the retention rate for high-quality teachers within the state. According to a release from DESE, the playbook was created from data

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Columbia Board of Education reviews $73.6 million Schneider Electric Plant expansion proposal

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved a representative from the board to vote in favor of a tax abatement project for an electric plant during Monday night’s meeting.  Prior to the meeting, the district’s financial committee recommended that the board vote in favor of a Chapter 100 bond project, for Schneider

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