COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council plans to authorize a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings, and some people are against the change. The SRO agreement is a first reading. Meaning there will likely be no discussion at city council, and will need one
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A winter storm set to start early Thursday is likely to cause travel problems right when many children would be heading to school for the day.
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The assistant principal at Fairview Elementary School will be recommended to the Columbia Board of Education for a promotion to be the principal at Fairview Elementary School for the 2022-2023 school year.
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An Eliot Battle Elementary assistant principal is being recommended to be the next principal at Cedar Ridge Elementary School for the 2022‐2023 school year.
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The Columbia Board of Education meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at the district’s administration building on Worley St.
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Next week, Dominique Falls will be recommended to the Columbia Board of Education to become the next principal at Lange Middle School for the 2022-2023 school year.
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Columbia Public Schools has dropped its mandate for face coverings to be worn at school, effective Friday, citing declining coronavirus case rates and fewer staff and students being infected.
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A lawyer for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office said Thursday that the state will not drop a lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools now that the district’s mask mandate has expired.
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Columbia National Education Association is hosting a virtual School Board Candidate forum.
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Columbia Public Schools dropped its temporary mask mandate starting Friday, just hours before a court hearing in which Attorney General Eric Schmitt planned to ask a judge to force the district to end the rule.
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A court hearing is set for 1:00 p.m. Thursday, to decide whether or not a mask mandate can remain in Columbia Public Schools.
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A retiring Columbia Public Schools teacher and former head of a union representing CPS teachers is running for the Missouri House.
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Columbia Public Schools said Friday that it will keep its mask mandate in place for at least another week while administrators evaluate the coronavirus situation locally.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District and Columbia Public Schools are making changes to their masking policies. Starting Monday, Jefferson City will move into its ‘green protocols’ phase and will no longer require face masks while indoors. CPS announced it will extend its mask mandate an additional week through this Friday. Jefferson
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Columbia Public Schools will keep its mask mandate until at least the end of next week, while the Jefferson City School District will shed its mask requirement Monday.
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This week has been one of snow days for many Mid-Missouri students.
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Some Mid-Missouri schools began announcing Thursday closures around noon on Wednesday as snow continued to blanket the area, with several more inches expected before the storm is through.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to the winter storm on Wednesday and Thursday, some schools have called snow days ahead of time while others move to virtual learning modules. The University of Missouri System and the MU campus announced Monday that it will move to remote operations and classes for Wednesday and Thursday. Christian Basi with
Continue Reading Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School District have canceled classes and University of Missouri Health Care said its clinics will be closed Wednesday ahead of a storm set to blanket Mid-Missouri with potentially more than a foot of snow.
Continue Reading Several Missouri Republicans claim masks in schools are ineffective and hindering children’s education, but medical experts and public health officials say otherwise.
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