COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education is getting ready to review elementary areas to see if any changes are needed due to population growth. In an email to parents, the district said that it wants input from the school community. The district is asking members of the community to volunteer to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police officer is appealing a court’s decision not to dismiss her from a lawsuit over the basis of qualified immunity. Attorney David Baker said the city of Columbia would appeal Judge Nanette Laughrey’s decision to leave Officer Keisha Edwards in a lawsuit over a Rock Bridge High School student’s claims
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University of Missouri officials said Wednesday that they are continuing to assess whether or not they will allow fans to attend games in the fall.
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Students will begin classes on the system’s four campuses Aug. 24, the UM System announced Wednesday.
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The next step of planning for Columbia Public Schools fall classes will depend on parents.
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After the past school year ended with students out of the classroom amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Columbia Public School leaders are set to discuss what returning to class might look like.
Continue Reading The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education will meet at 6:45 p.m. in person at the Aslin Administration building.
Continue Reading The principal at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia is holding a video conference today with students who are concerned about racism at the school. The meeting comes after multiple students and former students took to social media asking people to share their experiences at the high school. A district spokesman confirmed to ABC 17
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A former Columbia Public Schools employee pleaded guilty three years after he was accused of inappropriately touching a middle school student with a disability.
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University of Missouri Interim Chancellor Mun Choi is promising students that leaders will take “important positive actions” following complaints of racism on campus.
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Students at The University of Missouri haven’t been to an in person classroom since March 11, but that may change soon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools proposed a 2020-21 budget on Wednesday that relies on $17 million in deficit spending as COVID-19 continues to drag down revenue and a new middle school opens. Kathy Steinhoff, president of the Columbia Missouri National Education Association teachers’ union, said she believes that students or classrooms will not see
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The former Lincoln University Foundation will retain control over its endowed scholarships under a lawsuit settlement reached last month.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As COVID-19 continues to batter the state’s revenue, the governor announced Monday that education would have to take another cut to make up for losses. Parson announced he is restricting another $209 million in state spending during the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. Of that, $41 million is being taken
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Missouri’s public colleges and universities will get no money from the state this month and K-12 school districts will see their payments reduced, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday.
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Protests spilled into the streets of Columbia on Sunday after George Floyd, a black man, was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.
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Local authorities, the University of Missouri System and Gov. Mike Parson addressed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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State leaders say there is still some uncertainty about the upcoming school year.
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The University of Missouri St. Louis will continue to waive all online course fees through the fall semester.
Continue Reading The Hallsville School District will have in-person summer school classes for children as young as kindergarten in July as COVID-19 regulations continue to loosen.
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