COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over a dozen Mid-Missouri school districts canceled Thursday classes as temperatures continue to fall across the region. Eldon, Jamestown, Morgan County R-II (Versailles) and St. Elizabeth R-IV were among the public districts that had called off Thursday classes by 6 p.m. Wednesday. Many of the districts on social media say road conditions,
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Many school districts around Mid-Missouri have canceled classes ahead of another round of snow.
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The Columbia Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Among the agenda items is a coronavirus update from Superintendent Peter Stiepleman.
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Fewer students are turning in federal student aid applications across the country compared to the same time period in 2020.
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Sturgeon R-V administrators say Superintendent Geoff Neill is leaving the district for the same position at a Gasconade County school district.
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The Board of Education spoke with EDUStaff about possible options making more substitute teachers eligible.
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As Columbia Public Schools students return to their classrooms this week a situation still looms that could send them back online at least temporarily: a lack of substitute teachers.
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Columbia Public Schools and University of Missouri students will return to the classroom Tuesday, meaning traffic in and around Columbia will pick up.
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The Columbia Police Department and security at Columbia Public Schools are continuing to track threats to board of education members and their families.
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Students are currently scheduled to return to in-person learning on Jan. 19. However, that could change when the Columbia Board of Education meets Monday night.
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Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman joined ABC 17 News This Morning.
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State Rep. Chuck Basye wants voters to have the power to recall school board members and parents the ability to transfer their children from schools teaching only online out of coronavirus fears.
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Educators are included in Phase 1B of Missouri’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, which is the next in line. As of right now, there are no plans to require teachers or staff to get vaccinated.
Continue Reading NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s first charter school is expected to open next fall after reluctant approval from Missouri education leaders. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Leadership School in Normandy will be Missouri’s first charter school outside of St. Louis or Kansas City. The school is expected to open with 12
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Cole County R-V announced Thursday morning it will have a new superintendent for the 2021-2022 school year.
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Students are still months away from having access to the vaccine but some parents are already saying they won’t let their children be vaccinated.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville school resource officer is going to be reassigned beginning next semester. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department recently told all Boone County school districts that School Resource Officers will be reassigned to other departmental duties outside the schools. Hallsville’s Kari Yeagy said, “Officer Burkholder, our Hallsville SRO, has been an incredible resource
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education is changing the way they are searching for a new superintendent. The board had previously done several searches with the aid of the Missouri School Board Association. The district evaluated and performed interviews with five of the seven firms that submitted proposals. This time the board will use
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Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools announced Monday their plans to potentially send students back to the classroom on January 19, 2021. The Columbia Board of Education decided to push the date for students to return to an in-person learning environment from Jan. 11 to Jan. 19. The board also plans to install air purifier
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