Education Archives

Columbia Public Schools secondary students could get date for return to classrooms next month

October 22, 2020 7:15 AM Zola Crowder

Columbia’s public middle and high school students could learn next month when they’ll return to classrooms.

Columbia Public Schools to try solutions to traffic issues as soon as Thursday

October 21, 2020 12:16 PM Zola Crowder

Since Monday morning parents dropping off and picking up students have been stuck in traffic

Boonville Board of Education loosens student quarantine procedures

October 21, 2020 3:57 PM Connor Hirsch

The Boonville Board of Education voted Wednesday to change its quarantine rules for students who were wearing masks when they were exposed to COVID-19.

Traffic back-ups near Columbia Public Schools ‘a mess’ for parents

October 20, 2020 11:55 AM Zola Crowder

Fewer kids riding buses leads to longer afternoon pick-up lines at Columbia’s elementary schools.

Morgan County school district cancels classes because of threats

October 20, 2020 7:46 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Morgan County R-II School District canceled Tuesday classes because of threats made on social media.

Local highlights and scores: Oct. 19, 2020

October 19, 2020 10:20 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS SOCCER Southern Boone (2) Tolton (0) FINAL Smith-Cotton (3) Battle (0) FINAL HS VOLLEYBALL Helias (0) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL NAIA VOLLEYBALL Harris-Stowe State University (0) Columbia College (3)

MONDAY UPDATES: Cole County and other Mid-Missouri provide new information during pandemic

October 19, 2020 9:15 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

MU among first institutions to enroll patient in international COVID-19 clinical trial

October 19, 2020 7:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

New study will test combination treatment of concentrated antibodies and anti-viral drug remdesivir

Parents drop off students as they return to in-person classes at Paxton Keeley Elementary.

Elementary students return to schools across Columbia

October 19, 2020 7:48 AM Zach Boetto

Elementary students across Columbia are returning to the classrooms Monday for the first time in seven months.

WATCH: CPS superintendent talks elementary school return to in-person learning

October 19, 2020 5:28 AM Brittany Wiley

CPS Superintendent Peter Stiepleman will join ABC 17 News as elementary students get ready to return to the classroom.

CPS teacher prepare for students return in-person

Columbia Public Schools staff members prepare for elementary students to return

October 18, 2020 7:19 PM Amber Tabeling

Elementary schools will soon be full of students as Columbia Public Schools starts four-day week in-person learning on Monday amid COVID-19.

University of Missouri homecoming celebrations underway

October 16, 2020 5:17 AM Brittany Wiley

Homecoming celebrations are underway at the University of Missouri, but look very different because of COVID-19.

New Bloomfield middle and high schools to go online citing lack of substitute teachers

October 16, 2020 7:02 PM Connor Hirsch

In a press release, the superintendant Sarah Wisdom said it “considers the education and well-being of our students and staff to be of the utmost importance,” and that the move is because it believes the lack of substitutes would lessen the quality of education.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Nearly half of all ICU patients need a ventilator in Boone County

October 16, 2020 8:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Start of in-person class might help struggling Columbia Public Schools students catch up

October 16, 2020 4:31 PM Zola Crowder

All-online education has left some struggling academically as Columbia Public Schools elementary students return to classrooms.

University of Missouri Faculty Council approves motion to censure Chancellor Choi

October 16, 2020 10:59 AM Matthew Sanders

The motion rebukes MU Chancellor Mun Choi, saying he failed to read advice from a committee that recommends faculty promotion and tenure.

Free meals will not be available to all in-person CPS students

October 16, 2020 12:21 PM Riane Cleveland

When school began online in September, all students ages 2-18 could receive a meal, regardless of if they qualified for free and reduced-price meals, through the Grab and Go Meal Program.

University of Missouri to continue in-person learning after Thanksgiving break

October 15, 2020 4:56 PM Connor Hirsch

As the University of Missouri continues to welcome students to the classroom amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the institution will continue in-person and hybrid learning after Thanksgiving Break.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Camden and Cole County provide updates on COVID-19 cases

October 15, 2020 5:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

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University of Missouri to host the 2025 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championship finals

October 15, 2020 8:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Collegiate student-athletes from across the country will make their way to Columbia in a few years. The NCAA announced yesterday the University of Missouri is set to host the 2025 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championship finals. That will happen at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in south Columbia. Sports Sales