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Pediatric expert: Masks in schools help reduce omicron’s spread
Several Missouri Republicans claim masks in schools are ineffective and hindering children’s education, but medical experts and public health officials say otherwise.
Continue ReadingSeveral Missouri Republicans claim masks in schools are ineffective and hindering children’s education, but medical experts and public health officials say otherwise.
Continue ReadingDistricts have seen heated arguments over whether students should be wearing masks, among other issues related to the pandemic.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) will be filing for a waiver for 2022 senior class A+ Scholarship recipients.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill establishing a recall procedure for local school board members has advanced out of a Missouri House committee as that bill and others targeting school boards have gained early momentum. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the bills come as school boards have faced public pressure over their responses
Continue ReadingThe Southern Boone School District is asking the public to vote on the $3 million no-tax-increase bond issue.
Continue ReadingMissouri House Democrats said the governor’s proposed budget is a good place to start, but want to see many areas expanded, including pay raises for state workers.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education signed off on Superintendent Brian Yearwood’s temporary mask mandate during a special meeting Thursday morning.
Continue ReadingSeveral schools across the state have brought mask mandates back this week, saying they need to take such actions to slow the spread of the omicron variant and keep the doors open amid major staff shortages.
Continue ReadingMultiple school districts throughout Mid-Missouri have announced plans this week to temporarily close their doors or make changes to their COVID-19 guidelines, due to problems created by the coronavirus surge.
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Continue ReadingMissouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says his office will file more lawsuits this week against school districts enforcing mask and quarantine requirements.
Continue ReadingThe debate rages over whether schools should maintain in-person learning as the omicron variant sickens Americans at never-before-seen rates.
Continue ReadingBOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville R-I School District will use a snow day on Tuesday. There will be no school on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Boonville Superintendent Dr. Sarah Marriott said in an email the district determined it needed to “regroup” on Tuesday. “As the result of a culmination of events such
Continue ReadingAs coronavirus cases continue to spike nationwide, many school districts in Mid-Missouri are finding it difficult to keep teachers inside the classroom.
Continue ReadingEach district announced the changes in letters to parents and news releases Thursday.
Continue ReadingAs COVID-19 continues to spread in schools across the nation, some locals are taking extra steps in order to keep students learning inside of the classroom.
Continue ReadingA hearing room was packed in the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday as scores of people showed up to support or oppose legislation known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.”
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole R-V School District is reporting the death of Edward Hager, a longtime agriculture sciences instructor and FFA advisor. The district reported Hager retired at the end of last school year. Hager was a native of Eugene and former graduate of Cole R-V High School. The district said in a Facebook
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks R-II School District announced Tracey Burns as Blair Oaks Intermediate School Principal for the 2022-2023 school year. Burns currently serves as director of curriculum and assessment in the Blair Oaks R-II School District and has served in this position for the last 7 years and has 11 years
Continue ReadingAt the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night, the board members plan to vote on adding an $80 million bond issue to the City of Columbia’s April ballot.
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