The leader of the Missouri Military Academy said Wednesday that the school will defend itself against unfounded allegations that officials allowed physical abuse against a former student.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico School District announced on its Facebook page that its school board voted on Tuesday to explore the possibility of switching to a four-day school week for the 2023-2024 school year. On a survey using Google the district claims roughly 25% of Missouri schools have already switched to a four-day schedule.
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FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — Another round of testing found no harmful radioactive contamination at a Missouri elementary school, leaving school board members to wonder if there really is any risk at the now-shuttered school. Jana Elementary School in the St. Louis suburb of Florissant was shut down last month after testing by a private company
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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 designed by PW Architects. Columbia Public Schools has awarded the bid for construction to Verslues Construction Company, of Jefferson City. Construction should be completed by March 2024. The construction is
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Mid-Missouri schools last week saw a string of police incidents and threats of violence.
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Police in Mexico have identified the source of a threat that led to all district schools being shut down Friday.
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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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Another school shooting has taken place and this one is close to home.
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A special commission formed to study how to attract and keep quality teachers in Missouri will present its final recommendations to the State Board of Education in Jefferson City on Tuesday.
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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 school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition, a police official said Tuesday. Orlando Harris also left behind
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St. Louis police say three people are dead after a shooting a high school Monday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved to turn Thorpe Gordon Elementary into its first STEM school. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Troy Hogg spoke before the vote to give an idea of what to expect with the changes to becoming a
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A special commission recommended to the state school board Tuesday that Missouri pay teachers more, diversity the education workforce and help them with mental health concerns.
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Missouri teachers’ pay still lags behind the nation despite a raise in the starting salary this year.
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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 years old at multiple clinics.
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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 officials gave the public a heads-up Monday morning about a crash simulation planned outside the school.
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A Mexico, Missouri, elementary school teacher accused of abusing a student has sued her former employer to get her job back.
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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 unanimously to get rid of its transgender policy during a meeting Tuesday night.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks Board of Education removed a policy related to transgender students at its meeting Tuesday night. The board voted to remove policy 2115, which allowed students to choose a name and pronoun by which they identify and to dress according to their gender identity. The policy also allowed students
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