K-12 education Archives

Failing grades increase as CPS students learn online

October 13, 2020 8:22 PM Amber Tabeling

Online learning continues to show it’s challenges within Columbia Public Schools as data shows failing grades are significantly up this year as students learn online.

Columbia Board of Education votes to not send middle and high school students back to in-person learning

October 13, 2020 11:51 AM Zola Crowder

School board President Helen Wade said during the board’s four-hour meeting that the youngest kids are the ones that need to be in-person first.

Columbia Board of Education votes for pre-K through 5th grade to return to a four day week next week

October 12, 2020 2:59 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia School Board voted to allow some students to return to the classroom.

Online classes come with new challenge: How to stop cheating

October 12, 2020 12:09 PM Zach Boetto

Online school comes with all sorts of new challenges. Among them is ensuring students don’t cheat on exams when they’re taken outside the classroom.

Columbia Board of Education to vote on return to learn; parents await decision

October 11, 2020 6:58 PM Amber Tabeling

The Board of Education is set to vote on an in-person four-day week learning model on Monday for Columbia Public Schools to return to classrooms, while parents await to see how the decision could impact their families.

Columbia Board of Education expected to vote on return to in-person classes

October 11, 2020 5:01 AM Ben Fein

The Board of Education is set to hold a meeting in which the main focus will be making a formal motion and voting on the districts re-opening plan.

Four-day week on table for Columbia Public Schools return to classrooms

October 6, 2020 6:03 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The head of Columbia Public Schools on Tuesday proposed a four-day week as an alternative to bringing students back into classrooms for two days in a hybrid plan.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Linn High School moves to modified schedule due to COVID-19 cases

October 6, 2020 5:47 AM ABC 17 News Team

Get live updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here.

Columbia school board to get update on return to classrooms

October 6, 2020 11:37 AM Zola Crowder

The Columbia Board of Education will hold a special meeting Tuesday afternoon to get and update from the administration on the district’s reopening plan as the COVID-19 case rate continues to fall.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Morgan County reports one new death; Moberly School District report new case

October 2, 2020 1:53 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Jefferson City School District reported two students and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

Hallsville School District faces technology concerns for students if learning from home

September 30, 2020 8:13 PM Amber Tabeling

The Hallsville School District is working through ways to continue teaching students after reporting four positive COVID-19 and around 115 potential close contacts.

Rapid testing could bring kids back into the classroom

September 30, 2020 11:51 AM Zola Crowder

President Donald Trump announced a plan to make rapid COVID-19 available for students and teachers but it’s unclear if the plan will have any effect for CPS.

Photo from a Centralia R-VI football game in the 2019 fall season.

WATCH: Centralia R-VI superintendent talks positive cases, modified homecoming week plans

September 30, 2020 3:08 AM Molly Stawinoga

Watch three live interviews during the 6 a.m. hour with Centralia’s superintendent.

Southern Boone High School closed Tuesday for a deep clean after student tests positive for COVID-19.

Southern Boone High School temporarily closes after COVID-19 exposure

September 29, 2020 11:54 AM Zach Boetto

According to a letter sent to parents Monday, Southern Boone School District closed the high school for cleaning after a student tested positive for COVID-19.

Mid-Missouri school districts confirm COVID-19 cases among students and teachers

September 28, 2020 11:52 AM Zach Boetto

Some Mid-Missouri school districts have been hit with new COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks leading officials to tap into safety protocols from local health departments.

CPS discusses success of online school

September 28, 2020 11:45 AM Zola Crowder

Some teachers and parents have struggled with online learning since the school year started.

CPS discusses prioritizing students with special needs in a hybrid phased-in approach

September 24, 2020 8:09 PM Amber Tabeling

The Columbia Board of Education met early Thursday morning during a work session to discuss a phased-in hybrid plan for the return of in-person students.

Dozens of students and staff quarantined in Southern Boone, Hallsville schools

September 24, 2020 5:26 PM Riane Cleveland

Several school districts in Boone County have had to students and staff quarantine.

Columbia Public Schools’ leader tells board phases are best for return to class under COVID-19

September 24, 2020 1:05 PM Zola Crowder

Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman said Thursday that bringing students back into the classroom in phases is the most practical way to return to school.

WATCH: Boonville R-I superintendent checks in on the return to learn

September 24, 2020 2:36 AM Molly Stawinoga

Watch an interview with Boonville R-I’s superintendent.