COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Schools Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee is set to discuss the “attendance area process timeline” on Wednesday night. The meeting agenda states Karen Jackson, of Woolpert, Inc., will present an update on the attendance area process timeline. In April 2022, Columbia voters passed an $80 million bond issue which included
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Office of Institutional Equity saw a drop in reports made to the office in the 2022-23 school year from the previous year. The university had 919 reports made during the 2022-23 school year, which is down by 141 reports from 2021-22, which had 1,060 reports made. This year’s
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Fulton High School will begin offering a course next year for students interested in firefighting as a career.
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) Middle school students in the Morgan County R-2 School District were temporarily evacuated Thursday morning after a bomb threat was made at 7 a.m., according to a press release from the school district. “Our established bomb threat policy provides guidance regarding the evacuation of students and personnel in the event of a
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As roughly 30% of Missouri school districts have switched to four-day school weeks, a lawmakers aims to incentivize schools to keep students in class five days a week.
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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is warning people in its newsletters this month to be on the lookout for impersonators.
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Columbia Public Schools leaders told school board members Thursday about difficulties they’re experiencing in getting teachers in the right spots throughout the district.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sedalia School 200 District was awarded $293,500 grant on Thursday from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The money came from the Competency-Based Education grant program. More than $2.2 million was awarded to Lebanon R-3, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Pattonville R-3, Ritenour, Ste. Genevieve R-2 and the Success-Ready Student Network, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A discrimination lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the parent of a Columbia Public Schools student claims the child suffered abuse from district staff. The lawsuit – filed by Chrystal Blauvelt – accuses CPS of disability discrimination and violating the Missouri Human Rights Act. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said later on Tuesday that
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Catholic High School announced on Thursday will be making some new additions to its campus. According to a press release from the school, it will build a performing arts center on the east side of the school, a baseball and softball complex on the southeast part of the campus and
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Fayette police investigated a report of a threat against the local public school district and determined the threat was not legitimate, the district said Thursday.
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The Missouri House has passed its first bill of the legislative session.
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The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would allow students to transfer to surrounding school districts.
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A Boonville Schools bus was delayed Tuesday afternoon because of a police situation.
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Gov. Mike Parson gave his final State of the State address in the House chamber Wednesday afternoon.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) After working 19 years with the Mexico School District, Superintendent Melissa Chastain will retire in June, according to a social media post from the district. The Mexico Board of Education accepted Chastain’s retirement as a recent meeting, the post states. He last day will be June 30. “I have been so blessed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A popular school safety application used by thousands of schools across the country — including some in Mid-Missouri — had thousands of documents accessed that contained sensitive information. Cybersecurity researcher Jerimiah Fowler said he discovered a breach in Raptor Technologies on Dec. 20 and notified the company of the flaw. Raptor Technologies’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education reviewed its annual performance report, during its meeting Thursday night. The session was rescheduled from its original time on Friday due to inclement weather forecast. Columbia Public Schools canceled classes for Friday. The presentation shown during the meeting indicates that CPS showed improvement within the last
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The first big winter storm of the season hit Mid-Missouri this week.
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As people across the state prepare for snowfall this week, local school districts will make decisions about whether to cancel classes.
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