Mexico School Board asks for community input about four-day school week
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico School District announced on its Facebook page that its school board voted on Tuesday to explore the possibility of…
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3rd investigation finds no contamination at Missouri school
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — Another round of testing found no harmful radioactive contamination at a Missouri elementary school, leaving school board…
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MDC and CPS to begin construction on Boone County Nature School in upcoming weeks
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction of the new Boone County Nature School classroom building is set to begin in a few weeks. The new building was…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about safety in local schools?
Mid-Missouri schools last week saw a string of police incidents and threats of violence.…
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Mexico authorities identify source of school threat
Police in Mexico have identified the source of a threat that led to all district schools being shut down…
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Missouri Military Academy holds active-shooter drill
The Missouri Military Academy held an active-shooter drill Wednesday, to test their response in case an intruder ever made it into a building.…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will gun issues influence your midterm election vote?
Another school shooting has taken place and this one is close to…
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Missouri education leaders begin meetings on teacher recommendations
A special commission formed to study how to attract and keep quality teachers in Missouri will present its final recommendations to the State Board…
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School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 19-year-old who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high…
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2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead
St. Louis police say three people are dead after a shooting a high school Monday…
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Jefferson City Board of Education votes to make Thorpe Gordon Elementary a STEM school
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved to turn Thorpe Gordon Elementary into its first…
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Commission recommends more pay, diversity to help recruit and keep Missouri teachers
A special commission recommended to the state school board Tuesday that Missouri pay teachers more, diversity the education workforce and help them…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri teachers be paid more?
Missouri teachers’ pay still lags behind the nation despite a raise in the starting salary this…
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Columbia/Boone County health department to host flu shot clinics in October
The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is set to offer the flu vaccine for free, to those between the ages of six months to 18…
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Threat cancels Moberly High School Homecoming dance
Moberly High School’s Homecoming dance was canceled Saturday because of a threat and a juvenile was taken into custody.…
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Southern Boone High School holds mock car accident exercise
Southern Boone High School officials gave the public a heads-up Monday morning about a crash simulation planned outside the…
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Mexico teacher accused of abuse sues to get job back
A Mexico, Missouri, elementary school teacher accused of abusing a student has sued her former employer to get her job…
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Blair Oaks school board releases statement after removing district’s transgender policy
The Blair Oaks Board of Education said Wednesday it plans to address the needs of transgender students on an individual basis after the board voted…
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Blair Oaks Board of Education removes transgender policy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks Board of Education removed a policy related to transgender students at its meeting Tuesday night. The board…
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Blair Oaks R-II Board of Education to discuss transgender policy
Blair Oaks Board of Education is set to meet at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday night and is set to approve the district’s transgender policy among other items.…
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