JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Many students across Mid-Missouri, including in Jefferson City, headed back to school Monday. To mark the first day, Jefferson City High School seniors gathered on the football field for “Senior Sunrise” where students watch the sun come up together. Senior Francis Smith said one of his goals for the school year
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ABC 17 News asked for 41 Mid-Missouri school districts’ security plans, maintenance records and expenses ahead of the 2022-2023 school year.
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Bryan McGraw took over as superintendent of the Jefferson City School District this year from longtime leader Larry Linthacum.
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School safety has again taken center stage as another academic year begins after yet another massacre.
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The Jefferson City School District will begin its year Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)The University of Missouri’s semester begins on Monday, along with several other universities. Most students have already moved in and unpacked at UM, but there is still one welcome week tradition the university is offering incoming freshmen students known as the “Tiger Walk”. Mizzou’s “Tiger Walk” is scheduled to take place from 6:00
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Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services is set to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday, at their office on 1005 W. Worley St.
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State education leaders are calling it the Great Resignation, and the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t help keep teachers in the classroom.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District welcomed back staff Friday before classes start next week. The back-to-school event, “Open Session,” took place at 9 a.m. at Capital City High School and went on for about an hour. Superintendent Bryan McGraw and others spoke to over 1,500 staff and others about the upcoming
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Public schools across Mid-Missouri have resumed classes or plan to do so next week.
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Gone are the days of school kids being required to wear masks.
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Mid-Missouri schools are hiring counselors and are partnering with local mental health clinics, to combat what child and adolescent psychiatrists are calling a mental health crisis.
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The state released new MAP testing results Tuesday showing scores are still below pre-pandemic levels.
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The Hallsville Board of Education voted Wednesday night to approve the district’s updated plan for a safe return amid COVID-19.
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ABC 17 News interviewed Missouri Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven about a variety of topics for our Back to School Headquarters coverage.
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A new state analysis shows the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic led to loads of lost classroom time for students around Missouri.
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Local school districts say they have hired more teachers ahead of the start of the school year after dealing with a shortage last year.
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Health officials with MU Health Care are reminding parents across Missouri to vaccinate their children, before returning to the classroom.
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As students grab their backpacks filled with school supplies and head back into the classroom, inflation continues to affect family budgets and now the cost of basic school supplies.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new school year is approaching as Mid-Missouri families deal with inflation. There are still ways to save money on last-minute back-to-school purchases. In Columbia, PowerHouse Community Development plans to host a back-to-school bash Friday from 2 until 6 p.m. at the MU Health Pavilion on Ash Street. Children that attend the
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